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Re: Company being War Dialed


From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat org>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 22:45:26 -0600 (MDT)

If there's a steady "beep-beep-beep," it's not war dialing. It's
either someone trying to FAX the wrong number or someone scanning
for FAX machines to spam. The tone is called a "calling tone"
(CNG for short).

--Brett Glass

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