How to use the Blacklist feature?

It would be nice if you could block an entire prefix or block them by CID name. Many of these slimebags have multiple numbers to thwart call blocking.

I've got two phone numbers at the house that are tro different prefixes, but listed near each other in the phone book. When the first one rings and its a telemarketer, I know the second one will ring shortly.

I wonder if transferring them to a recording of the "not a working number" thing after you pick up and realize its a telemarketer would trick their automated dialer into removing your number?

I am having this problem as well..

I add and block numbers like my cell.. But I can still call and connect..
Tried uninstalling module and reinstalling.. no dice..

Any ideas?
Thanks
Joe

Yes this sounds great..
However my currently blacklisting is not stopping any calls so I don't know if it will work for me..

Thanks
Joe

Seems like my blacklist only works if an inbound route is NOT pointing straight to a core extension. Can anyone confirm this?

Anyone know which file I can edit to to change the message sent to the caller?
I would like it to say they have been blocked

I had a friend who had a problem getting this to work as well - and he had established an extension and filled in the DirectDID with the his incoming number -which is okay, but when you do this, it bypasses the blacklist context... so if you want to use it, be sure and make sure in the extension the directdid is empty, and of course if you do this, you'll have to make an inbound rule for that DID to whatever extension you want ----but it will go through the blacklist check if you do so, without having to change anything else.

That blacklisted numbers must be exactly 10 digits?

Because nowadays, almost all telespammers use fake numbers that are not 10 digits.

I have abandoned the LookupBlacklist function and written my own handler a month ago.

This stuff is so cool I can't wait to check my email in the morning to see the new recorded telemarketer calls!

I'm not sure where to start. Here is some of the relevant code from my dialplan referring to blacklisting.
I deleted about half of my code because it refers to details on my trunks that would not be of interest or use to you.

The "telemarketer" context is based on astcrapper. I found it on a website somewhere, but the function was badly bugged up, and part of the audio samples were missing. I rewrote it and here is the result.

When a caller is put into the "telemarketer" context, Asterisk talks to them, saying hello, uhhh, yeah, that sounds like somethin', I heard, back when... It sounds like a senile old man, it drives them nuts. I record the calls, convert them to mp3, then email them to my friends for all of us to enjoy. The sounds are all in the "telemarketer" folder on my system. I could post an mp3 of a telemarketer call if you like.

extensions_override_freepbx.conf

[app-blacklist-check]
; this function replaces the app-blacklist-check from FreePBX
exten => s,1,Noop(Custom blacklist - DID: ${FROM_DID})
; if an emergency call was made in the last 30 minutes, then bypass all blacklists and jump directly to RG-600
exten => s,n,GotoIf($[${DB(Emergency/resettime)} > ${EPOCH}]?ext-group,600,1)

exten => s,n,LookupCIDName
exten => s,n,GotoIf($["${CALLERID(num)}"="anonymous"]?blocked)
exten => s,n,GotoIf($["${CALLERID(num)}"="blocked"]?blocked)
exten => s,n,GotoIf($["${CALLERID(num)}"="private"]?blocked)

; is it explicitly blacklisted?
exten => s,n,GotoIf(${DB_EXISTS(blacklist/${CALLERID(num)})}?blacklisted)
; if the number is in the Phonebook, whitelist it
exten => s,n,GotoIf(${DB_EXISTS(cidname/${CALLERID(num)})}?whitelisted)
; call whocalled.us to see if it is a telemarketer
exten => s,n,AGI(junk_lookup.agi|${CALLERID(num)}|"${CALLERID(name)}")
exten => s,n,NoOp(whocalled.us returned spammer set to ${spammer})
exten => s,n,GotoIf($["${spammer}" = "yes"]?blacklisted)
; Call UserEvent to send a signal to my custom CallerID application
exten => s,n(whitelisted),UserEvent(CallerID|${CALLERID(num)}|${CALLERID(name)}|${FROM_DID}|0)
exten => s,n(exit),Return

exten => s,n(blacklisted),UserEvent(CallerID|${CALLERID(num)}|${CALLERID(name)}|${FROM_DID}|1)
; it’s a telemarketer, see the telemarketer context for details
exten => s,n,Goto(telemarketer,s,1)

exten => s,n(blocked),Answer
exten => s,n,Wait(1)
exten => s,n,Zapateller()
exten => s,n,Playback(privacy-unident&goodbye)
exten => s,n,Hangup

extensions_custom.conf

[macro-dialout-trunk-predial-hook]
exten => s,1,Noop(security check)
; if the outgoing call is from the EMERGENCY route
exten => s,n,GotoIf($["${EMERGENCYROUTE}" = "YES"]?Record911)
exten => s,n,MacroExit
; record the emergency call
exten => s,n(Record911),Monitor(wav,911call-${STRFTIME(${EPOCH},,%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)}-${CALLERID(num)},m)
; send an email to my Blackberry that a 911 call is in progress
exten => s,n,TrySystem(echo -e "A 911 call is in progress from ${CALLERID(NUM)}\\rat ${STRFTIME(${EPOCH},,%c)}" | /bin/mail -s "Emergency call" root)
; put the Asterisk system in EMERGENCY mode for 30 minutes
exten => s,n,Set(DB(Emergency/resettime)=$[${EPOCH} + 1800])
exten => s,n,MacroExit

[telemarketer]
exten => s,1,Set(SOUND=1)
exten => s,n,Set(HELLOLOOP=1)
exten => s,n,Set(CALLFILENAME=Telemarketer-${CALLERID(num)}-${STRFTIME(${EPOCH},,%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)})
exten => s,n,Ringing
exten => s,n,Wait(6)
exten => s,n,Answer
; record the call for later amusement
exten => s,n,Monitor(wav,${CALLFILENAME},m)
exten => s,n,Playback(silence/1)

; start saying hello until telemarketer talks
exten => s,n(hello),GoToIf($[${HELLOLOOP} > 9]?done)
exten => s,n,Playback(telemarketer/hellos/${HELLOLOOP})
exten => s,n,Set(HELLOLOOP=$[${HELLOLOOP} + 1])
exten => s,n,BackgroundDetect(silence/10,1000,200,100000)
exten => s,n,GoTo(hello)
exten => s,n(done),Hangup

exten => s,n(talkLoop),BackgroundDetect(silence/10,1600,200,110000)
exten => s,n,Goto(hello)

exten => s,n(tones),Playtones(0/250,697+1209/500,0/250)	; send a long DTMF 1
exten => s,n,Wait(1) ; for robodialers that say "press 1 to speak to an operator"
exten => s,n,StopPlaytones
exten => s,n,Return

; go through the samples, talk to the telemarketer
exten => talk,1,GosubIf($[${SOUND} = 1]?s,tones)
exten => talk,n,Playback(telemarketer/jordan/${SOUND})
exten => talk,n,Set(SOUND=$[${SOUND} + 1])
exten => talk,n,ExecIf($[${SOUND} > 12]|Set|SOUND=2)
exten => talk,n,Goto(s,talkLoop)

; Hangup event.  Stop recording
exten => h,1,StopMonitor
exten => h,n,System(sleep 5)
; email an mp3 of the telemarketer call to me
exten => h,n,System(lame -m m -b 16 -S ${ASTSPOOLDIR}/monitor/${CALLFILENAME}.wav /tmp/${CALLFILENAME}.mp3)
exten => h,n,System(echo -e "Telemarketer call from ${CALLERID(num)}\\r${CALLERID(name)}\\rat ${STRFTIME(${EPOCH},,%c)}" | ${ASTAGIDIR}/mailer.sh -f xxx@xxx.local -t <a href="mailto:xxx@xxx.com">xxx@xxx.com</a> -s "Telemarketer call" -b /tmp/${CALLFILENAME}.mp3 >> /tmp/mailer.log)

Basildane,

This is fricken hilarious. I almost feel bad for the telemarkets, I had one guy stay on the line for like ten minutes! I highly recommned this to anyone who needs a good laugh.