"alexd" <troffasky@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> TheMgt wrote:
>
> > alexd wrote:
> >> Iain wrote:
> >>
> >>> TheMgt wrote:
> >>> .
> >>>>> I have a G.722 phone (well, loads) but I'm not going to publish my
sip
> >>>>> address here.
> >>>> Why not? What'll happen?
> >>> Spam calls?
> >>
> >> I was going to put my numbers on e164.org but am hesitant for this very
> >> reason.
> >
> > Did that last year. No spam yet. Would it even be an attractive prospect
> > for spammers?
>
> No idea; I suppose I haven't seen any reports here about VoIP spam so
maybe
> I am being a little paranoid. Having said that we've got some SIP trunks
on
> the phone system at work and we do get the odd recorded message asking us
> to press 1 if we'd like to save money on phone calls.
>
> > Email spam can be delivered very quickly, phone spam would
> > require much more time and bandwidth.
>
> In the US where local calls have been free for many a year, telemarketers
> are much despised and have led to the creation of the national Do Not Call
> list. Hopefully, this intrusive form of spamming won't become pervasive in
> the UK.

the telephone preference service has been around for a fair while:
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/
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