Voip in Toronto

Christopher Browne cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Wed May 20 00:27:39 UTC 2009


On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 5:38 PM, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> The problem is that my landlord doesn't want us using cell phones for
>> buzzing people into the building.  He already knows my cell phone
>> number.  So, rather than giving him the *72 argument, I figured I'd
>> just give him a cheapo voip number and forward it up anyway.  Worst
>> case, the voip is down and people have to call my cell direct for me
>> to walk down to open the door.
>>
>
> Why doesn't he like cell phones?

This provides a "security exploit" in that you can let people into the
building without your actually being there.

It doesn't seem like a terribly *big* security exploit to me, but that
seems like something that one could find a way to abuse.
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