Eric Vyncke writes: > DNIS, Dialed Number ??, is the destination phone number a remote user > is dialling to Dialed Number Identification Service, "dee-nis" digits or just "digits" in telcospeak. They're used to route calls. E.g., a company may have 100 phones on its PBX but expects never to have more than 24 in use at the same time, so it has only one T1 (24 lines). When a call comes in, the digits identify which phone was called. > CLID and DNIS are: > - provided by the Telco (and not 100% trustable -- the Telco could be > hacked) Saying DNIS could be hacked is like saying the destination address of packets you get isn't trustable because your ISP's router could be hacked. It could happen, but it's not likely to be the first or worst consequence. You'd have bigger problems than incorrect DNIS. -- Dick St.Peters, stpetersat_private Gatekeeper, NetHeaven, Saratoga Springs, NY
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