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re: Question about 'Bypass the "Connect To" Dialog Box'
Monday, May 7, 2007 at 8:37 am
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Posted by Mark (3 messages posted)


A rogue dialer can hijack an existing dialer and replace the phone number with one that is programmed into it. A firewall will not stop it. Original point - leave autodial off.


On Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 10:21 am, Rich Kurtz wrote:
>Sorry, my bad! I was thinking that the "rogue dialer" would use an existing dialer
>that was already authorized, thus my question about firewall effectiveness. Probably
>not what you or the originator were thinking.


Written in response to:
re: Question about 'Bypass the "Connect To" Dialog Box' (Rich Kurtz: Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 10:21 am)

Responses to this message:
*re: Question about 'Bypass the "Connect To" Dialog Box' (werner: Monday, May 7, 2007 at 8:56 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Question about 'Bypass the "Connect To" Dialog Box' (Mark: Sat, May 5, 2007, 11:54 am)
-re: Question about 'Bypass the "Connect To" Dialog Box' (werner: Sat, May 5, 2007, 2:59 pm)
-re: Question about 'Bypass the "Connect To" Dialog Box' (Rich Kurtz: Sat, May 5, 2007, 4:43 pm)
-re: Question about 'Bypass the "Connect To" Dialog Box' (werner: Sun, May 6, 2007, 8:03 am)
-re: Question about 'Bypass the "Connect To" Dialog Box' (Rich Kurtz: Sun, May 6, 2007, 10:21 am)
*re: Question about 'Bypass the "Connect To" Dialog Box' (werner: Sun, May 6, 2007, 11:34 am)
-re: Question about 'Bypass the "Connect To" Dialog Box' (Mark: Mon, May 7, 2007, 8:37 am)
*re: Question about 'Bypass the "Connect To" Dialog Box' (werner: Mon, May 7, 2007, 8:56 am)
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