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I want to find some software that can be used for a couple of telephony-related tasks: 0) Act as an answering machine. It's important that I get similar functionality to your standard answering machine, like a definable number of rings to wait before automatically picking up, the ability to stop the out-going message (or incoming message) if I pick up the phone, display the caller ID, the ability to record one or more outgoing messages, etc. 1) When the phone rings, check a white-list/black-list against phone numbers that are allowed and/or disallowed, and take appropriate action (black-list calls are immediately disconnected), white-list calls are allow to ring through. I assume caller ID would be needed for this. 2) The ability to use the phone (via a code entered through the number pad) to identify the most recent incoming call as either white or black-listed. Is there anything out there that does this stuff already? Even a decent answering machine would be okay if it allowed a sufficiently large black/white list of numbers...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Did some of the people asking questions on the forums get your home phone number from somewhere?
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I want to find some software that can be used for a couple of telephony-related tasks: 0) Act as an answering machine. It's important that I get similar functionality to your standard answering machine, like a definable number of rings to wait before automatically picking up, the ability to stop the out-going message (or incoming message) if I pick up the phone, display the caller ID, the ability to record one or more outgoing messages, etc. 1) When the phone rings, check a white-list/black-list against phone numbers that are allowed and/or disallowed, and take appropriate action (black-list calls are immediately disconnected), white-list calls are allow to ring through. I assume caller ID would be needed for this. 2) The ability to use the phone (via a code entered through the number pad) to identify the most recent incoming call as either white or black-listed. Is there anything out there that does this stuff already? Even a decent answering machine would be okay if it allowed a sufficiently large black/white list of numbers...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
- When the phone rings, check a white-list/black-list against phone numbers that are allowed and/or disallowed, and take appropriate action (black-list calls are immediately disconnected), white-list calls are allow to ring through. I assume caller ID would be needed for this.
In the UK the source of the call has control over whether the call ends or not. i.e. If I called you and you put the phone down the call would still be connected. If you picked up a different phone on the same line I'd still be there. However if I hung up then the call would be terminated. Not sure how it works in the US though, or if theres a tone you can use to disconnect the call.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
- When the phone rings, check a white-list/black-list against phone numbers that are allowed and/or disallowed, and take appropriate action (black-list calls are immediately disconnected), white-list calls are allow to ring through. I assume caller ID would be needed for this.
In the UK the source of the call has control over whether the call ends or not. i.e. If I called you and you put the phone down the call would still be connected. If you picked up a different phone on the same line I'd still be there. However if I hung up then the call would be terminated. Not sure how it works in the US though, or if theres a tone you can use to disconnect the call.
originSH wrote:
In the UK the source of the call has control over whether the call ends or not.
That's terrible! That means if someone wants to crank call you, you can't get rid of them! What if there's a fire and you need to call emergency, and some a-hole is hanging on the line?
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originSH wrote:
In the UK the source of the call has control over whether the call ends or not.
That's terrible! That means if someone wants to crank call you, you can't get rid of them! What if there's a fire and you need to call emergency, and some a-hole is hanging on the line?
I'm fairly sure that the connection is not held open indefinately and does eventually timeout.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
- When the phone rings, check a white-list/black-list against phone numbers that are allowed and/or disallowed, and take appropriate action (black-list calls are immediately disconnected), white-list calls are allow to ring through. I assume caller ID would be needed for this.
In the UK the source of the call has control over whether the call ends or not. i.e. If I called you and you put the phone down the call would still be connected. If you picked up a different phone on the same line I'd still be there. However if I hung up then the call would be terminated. Not sure how it works in the US though, or if theres a tone you can use to disconnect the call.
The software could just opt not to let the phone ring and then the person ringing will eventually stop. This assumes that the computer is the only device connected to the phone though.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
- When the phone rings, check a white-list/black-list against phone numbers that are allowed and/or disallowed, and take appropriate action (black-list calls are immediately disconnected), white-list calls are allow to ring through. I assume caller ID would be needed for this.
In the UK the source of the call has control over whether the call ends or not. i.e. If I called you and you put the phone down the call would still be connected. If you picked up a different phone on the same line I'd still be there. However if I hung up then the call would be terminated. Not sure how it works in the US though, or if theres a tone you can use to disconnect the call.
I think it used to be that if an annoying caller called, you could just place the receiver on a table or whatever, walk away, and the caller would be stuck and unable to bother anybody else until you hung up. I wish it were still like that.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
- When the phone rings, check a white-list/black-list against phone numbers that are allowed and/or disallowed, and take appropriate action (black-list calls are immediately disconnected), white-list calls are allow to ring through. I assume caller ID would be needed for this.
In the UK the source of the call has control over whether the call ends or not. i.e. If I called you and you put the phone down the call would still be connected. If you picked up a different phone on the same line I'd still be there. However if I hung up then the call would be terminated. Not sure how it works in the US though, or if theres a tone you can use to disconnect the call.
originSH wrote:
In the UK the source of the call has control over whether the call ends or not.
:wtf: Wow, worst idea ever. No it doesn't act like that in North America. You can hang up on any bastard any time and they're gone. How incredibly bizarre and dangerous and potentially life threatening. I'm stunned. So I could go up to your doorstep in the middle of the night, call you on a cell phone, when you answer throw the cell phone in a pocket without hanging up, pull down a ski mask, pull out a machete, kick your door in and wreak havoc and no one could phone the police? Astounding.
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I want to find some software that can be used for a couple of telephony-related tasks: 0) Act as an answering machine. It's important that I get similar functionality to your standard answering machine, like a definable number of rings to wait before automatically picking up, the ability to stop the out-going message (or incoming message) if I pick up the phone, display the caller ID, the ability to record one or more outgoing messages, etc. 1) When the phone rings, check a white-list/black-list against phone numbers that are allowed and/or disallowed, and take appropriate action (black-list calls are immediately disconnected), white-list calls are allow to ring through. I assume caller ID would be needed for this. 2) The ability to use the phone (via a code entered through the number pad) to identify the most recent incoming call as either white or black-listed. Is there anything out there that does this stuff already? Even a decent answering machine would be okay if it allowed a sufficiently large black/white list of numbers...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
I want to find some software that can be used for a couple of telephony-related tasks: 0) Act as an answering machine. It's important that I get similar functionality to your standard answering machine, like a definable number of rings to wait before automatically picking up, the ability to stop the out-going message (or incoming message) if I pick up the phone, display the caller ID, the ability to record one or more outgoing messages, etc. 1) When the phone rings, check a white-list/black-list against phone numbers that are allowed and/or disallowed, and take appropriate action (black-list calls are immediately disconnected), white-list calls are allow to ring through. I assume caller ID would be needed for this. 2) The ability to use the phone (via a code entered through the number pad) to identify the most recent incoming call as either white or black-listed. Is there anything out there that does this stuff already? Even a decent answering machine would be okay if it allowed a sufficiently large black/white list of numbers...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001An extremely overkill solution would be Asterisk[^]. You can build call centers with that thing. I've done it before. I think they have a scaled down version
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I want to find some software that can be used for a couple of telephony-related tasks: 0) Act as an answering machine. It's important that I get similar functionality to your standard answering machine, like a definable number of rings to wait before automatically picking up, the ability to stop the out-going message (or incoming message) if I pick up the phone, display the caller ID, the ability to record one or more outgoing messages, etc. 1) When the phone rings, check a white-list/black-list against phone numbers that are allowed and/or disallowed, and take appropriate action (black-list calls are immediately disconnected), white-list calls are allow to ring through. I assume caller ID would be needed for this. 2) The ability to use the phone (via a code entered through the number pad) to identify the most recent incoming call as either white or black-listed. Is there anything out there that does this stuff already? Even a decent answering machine would be okay if it allowed a sufficiently large black/white list of numbers...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001... and I found it here. Asterisk Now[^]
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originSH wrote:
In the UK the source of the call has control over whether the call ends or not.
:wtf: Wow, worst idea ever. No it doesn't act like that in North America. You can hang up on any bastard any time and they're gone. How incredibly bizarre and dangerous and potentially life threatening. I'm stunned. So I could go up to your doorstep in the middle of the night, call you on a cell phone, when you answer throw the cell phone in a pocket without hanging up, pull down a ski mask, pull out a machete, kick your door in and wreak havoc and no one could phone the police? Astounding.
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John C wrote:
So I could go up to your doorstep in the middle of the night, call you on a cell phone, when you answer throw the cell phone in a pocket without hanging up, pull down a ski mask, pull out a machete, kick your door in and wreak havoc and no one could phone the police? Astounding.
That is a little scary isn't it? :wtf: Makes me glad I live in Canada where you can hang up on someone whenever you want and they are gone. ;)
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... and I found it here. Asterisk Now[^]
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Nah - I want a Windows app, but good link.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
I want to find some software that can be used for a couple of telephony-related tasks: 0) Act as an answering machine. It's important that I get similar functionality to your standard answering machine, like a definable number of rings to wait before automatically picking up, the ability to stop the out-going message (or incoming message) if I pick up the phone, display the caller ID, the ability to record one or more outgoing messages, etc. 1) When the phone rings, check a white-list/black-list against phone numbers that are allowed and/or disallowed, and take appropriate action (black-list calls are immediately disconnected), white-list calls are allow to ring through. I assume caller ID would be needed for this. 2) The ability to use the phone (via a code entered through the number pad) to identify the most recent incoming call as either white or black-listed. Is there anything out there that does this stuff already? Even a decent answering machine would be okay if it allowed a sufficiently large black/white list of numbers...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001As has been mentioned, years ago voice-capable modems were fairly popular. Most of them came with answering system software, but the hardware and software was pretty primitive. I contracted to write a program for one and used TAPI to control the telephony functions, and they required a Unimodem/V DLL to do the audio which was a virtual audio driver. I haven't seen a v-modem for a long time, but you can still buy more expensive telephony hardware that TAPI can control. I recall Dialogic and Brooktrout boards were the common ones at the time. Not sure what the current state of the art is.
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