Peter M wrote:
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> Good, but it read as if (and Im sure it is possible) thered just
> be no answer if the CLI wasnt that of a known (registered)
> customer, prior to any authentication attempt being made.
> I nearly queried it myself, but it is quite obvious it would be to
> the ISPs benefit not to answer as that would attract a fee...
Since successful calls substantially outnumber failed calls which are
going to be few in number, theres no business case for spending time
and money reducing the number of failed calls.
Never mind that Energiss network is very complex and the PSTN-facing
kit may not belong to them, may not have the intelligence to perform
database lookups and apply business rules, and may not even be able to
refuse calls.
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