Re: [hylafax-users] how to block Outgoing Fax based on phone numbers

["Priya" <priya@carizen.com>]

Hi,

I tried it out, but again the outgoing faxes are not getting blocked

contents of etc/destctrls

** Start
^911*           RejectNotice =  "Calls rejected"
^[+]?911.*$     RejectNotice =  "Calls to emergency numbers are not permitted"

** End

When i try to send fax by using command line option, the fax number is not
getting blocked

"sendfax -n -D -d 9119788654 /home/priya/fax"

> On Saturday 07 June 2003 12:51 am, you wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I want to block the outgoing fax based on some numbers. For example , I
> > want to block the outgoing fax with phone numbers starting with 911
> >
> 
> ....
> 
> > Contents of /var/spool/hylafax/etc/destctrls
> > ** Start
> > .*911$    RejectNotice = "Calls to emergency numbers are not permitted"
> > ** End
> >
> > If a try to send a fax to a  number like 91123456765, the outgoing fax is
> > not getting blocked.
> >
> > Any pointers would be great help.
> 
> I checked 'man destctrls' and saw where you got the example from.  
> However, there is a flaw in the regex you (and the manpage) are using.
> 
> Your regex says to match any characters ".*" followed by "911" 
> immediately followed by the end of the line.
> 
> What say you want is "match 911 at the start of a string, followed 
> by any numbers".  That would be:
> 
> ^911.*$  (actually, the $ is optional in this one)
> 
> Given what the manpage says  though, you really want this:
> ^[+]?911.*$
> 
> That says "ignore the leading '+' on canonical numbers if it's 
> there" and then match 911 at the start of the string.
> 
> So your line (for cut/paste would be:)
> 
> ^[+]?911.*$    RejectNotice = "Calls to emergency numbers are not permitted"
> 
> Hope that helps,
> Bill
> -- 
> Bill Binko
> bill@binko.net 
> 
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With Regards,

Priya
Carizen Software (P) Ltd.,
Chennai

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