RE: SPIT: Spam over Internet Telephony

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com>]

VOIP is also being used to spam regular phone lines.  I've already seen the
problem at my house.  I'm also wondering if some FAX spam is originating for
VOIP lines.

Richard 

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On
Behalf Of Fergie
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 12:44 PM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] SPIT: Spam over Internet Telephony

Coming reality? Or hype?

Via Red Herring.

[snip]

As more businesses switch over to cheaper VoIP systems for their phone
networks, they'll have to contend with a growing nuisance-SPIT, or Spam over
Internet Telephony.

If the phone is ringing off the hook, it may not be customers calling, but
recorded ads for Viagra and printer ink.

[snip]

More:
http://www.redherring.com/article.aspx?a=16332

- ferg


--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet  fergdawg () netzero net or
fergdawg () sbcglobal net  ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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