Re: OT: spam phone calls

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From	Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net>
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Subject	Re: OT: spam phone calls
Date	Tue, 13 May 2025 16:08:00 +0200
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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!

The Spaniards should ask Swisscom how these things really work and how
spamblocking is professionally executed in a VOIP-network.


-- 
"Roma locuta, causa finita." (Augustinus)

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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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