[Vocp-users] voice "firewall"

[paul <pkube@p.imap.itd.umich.edu>]

I'll take it from the underwhelming response to my previous post that it 
is not in fact possible to intercept the incoming ring and rebroadcast 
it at will... :-)

What's the "next best thing" that one can do with VOCP? How have people 
filtered incoming calls/faxes by *priority* (i.e. not just by intended 
recipient)?

Thanks,
Paul


[Was Re: [Vocp-users] Using VOCP as a filter to block extraneous rings 
(A voice firewall)]
paul wrote:

> Hello,
>
> One thing I've wanted to do in my home office--especially since the 
> rash of telemarketing calls over the last few years--is to set up a 
> modem to act as a voice firewall, intercepting calls PRIOR to ringing.
>
> The modem would intercept the call, route it based on filtering (such 
> as in VOCP), passing only specified calls through to ring. (I suppose 
> the modem would have to be able to broadcasting a ring signal through 
> POTS in order to do so.)
>
> I realize that "voice over IP" would be one way to go, but I'm not 
> there yet. I'd like to do this over the standard phone line, if possible.
>
> Thanks for advice!