Denying calls

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Gert Doering wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Daniel D. Barber wrote:
> > I have vgetty set to answer the phone after 4 rings.  For those numbers
> > that I deny in dialin.config, I would like it to pick up after one ring
> > and then immediately hang up.  Is there a way to do this?  I anyone has
> > any scripting ideas, I would appreciate it.
> 
> There is no way yet to do that (hmmm, actually there is: you could do it
> with "chat" from "cnd-program"), and depending on the telephone billing
> structure, this may be very antisocial behaviour.  Over here, picking up
> means the caller has to pay the first calling unit (0.12 DM), even if you
> hang up immediately afterwards.
> 
> gert
> 
It is an anti-social response to an anti-social behavior.  I get called
three and four times a night sometimes by companies trying to sell me
somthing or ask for money.  They use computers to automatically dial, so
I figure I can use a computer to automatically hang up. And if it costs
them a dime in the effort, so much the better.

When you say cnd-progam, are you talking about the voice-shell?  Can you
give me a clue where to start on this?  My first thought would be to add
some commands in the dialin.config file.  

thanks,

Dan