On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:30:01 +0000, George Weston wrote:

> "Paul Cummins" <usethebl@stedphone.invalid> wrote in message
> news:memo.20091101145841.1568A@cix.co.uk...
>> In article ,
>> geoweston@NOSPAMgooglemail.com (George Weston) wrote:
>>
>>> The problem with blocking withheld calls is that this will stop calls
>>> from most large organisations who call you from a PBX extension.
>>
>> Only if the PABX is misconfigured...
> 
> How can you configure a large PBX with DDI facilities in a way that
> direct outgoing calls from extensions don't come up as "anonymous"
> calls? If this is possible, I'd like to know, so I can tell my IT
> department!

You can present *some* number. Either the switchboard, or a recording 
that explains what has happened.

Now, this isn't a good solution, I agree. Difficult for people to phone 
back unless they are given an extension. But it's probably a better 
configuration in that the calls aren't anonymous so at least outgoing 
ones work.




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