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Re: OT: spam phone calls

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On 13.05.25 20:37, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2025-05-13 16:08, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>> On 13.05.25 15:09, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> On 2025-03-20 15:00, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>> I never return phone calls from unknown numbers. Only when I know the
>>>> number is from some friend or family I return the call, but I prefer to
>>>> let them try again, maybe they got interrupted.
>>>
>>> Spain has announced a new regulation this summer (it still has to be
>>> processed in Parliament). Commercial entities issuing phone calls will
>>> prepend a number to their phone number, identifying the company. There
>>> will be a registry of such prefixes. Telcos will block phone calls
>>> without the prefix.
>>
>> How long will it take until spammers prepend these numbers?
>> Come on! This is quite primitive!
> 
> Maybe by Telcos non routing these calls. Unexpected prefixes.
> 
>>
>> The Spaniards should ask Swisscom how these things really work and how
>> spamblocking is professionally executed in a VOIP-network.
> 
> I am sure they have several professionals advising what and how to do 
> things.

I guess so. It depends on what is still in the legal framework.
That is why it was opt-in for a long time. Since a couple of weeks it is
opt-out.


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Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-20 15:00 +0100
  Re: OT: spam phone calls Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2025-03-20 15:21 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls D <noreply@mixmin.net> - 2025-03-20 16:27 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-03-20 18:53 +0100
      Re: OT: spam phone calls Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2025-03-20 18:39 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Jason H <jason_hindle@yehoo.com> - 2025-05-07 15:20 +0100
      Re: OT: spam phone calls David Woolley <david@ex.djwhome.demon.invalid> - 2025-05-07 20:39 +0100
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-13 22:48 +1000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-07 22:34 +0200
  Re: OT: spam phone calls David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2025-03-20 15:50 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-20 22:32 +0100
  Re: OT: spam phone calls Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2025-03-21 12:18 +0000
  Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-09 12:50 +0200
  Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-13 15:09 +0200
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-05-13 16:08 +0200
      Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-13 20:37 +0200
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-05-13 21:27 +0200
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-15 20:59 +1000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-15 13:40 +0200
        Re: OT: spam phone calls JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2025-05-15 17:05 +0100

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