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SPIT: Spam over Internet Telephony

From: "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 16:43:40 GMT

Coming reality? Or hype?

Via Red Herring.

[snip]

As more businesses switch over to cheaper VoIP systems for their phone networks, theyll have to contend with a growing 
nuisanceSPIT, or Spam over Internet Telephony.

If the phone is ringing off the hook, it may not be customers calling, but recorded ads for Viagra and printer ink.

[snip]

More:
http://www.redherring.com/article.aspx?a=16332

- ferg


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 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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