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6 ncidd.alias - NCID Server Alias File
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9 The ncidd.alias file contains the alias information for ncidd, the NCID
10 Server. It contains the aliases for Caller ID names and numbers. It
11 also contains the aliases for telephone line identifiers.
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13 The ncidd.alias file understands 3 types of lines:
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19 alias line: processed
20 alias [NMBR|NAME] ["]FROM["] = ["]TO["] [if ["]VALUE["]]
21 alias [LINE] ["]FROM["] = ["]TO["
22 where NMBR, NAME or LINE is a KEYWORD
23 FROM is a CID string:
24 can be a '*' (match everything) when using if
25 TO is the alias for the FROM string
26 VALUE is a NAME if KEYWORD = NMBR
27 VALUE is a NMBR if KEYWORD = NAME
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29 VALUE is a LINE if KEYWORD = LINE
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32 Change OUT-OF-AREA to UNAVAILABLE in both name and number fields:
33 alias OUT-OF-AREA = UNAVAILABLE
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35 Change OUT-OF-AREA to UNAVAILABLE in the name field only:
36 alias NAME OUT-OF-AREA = UNAVAILABLE
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38 Change any name to a specific name for a phone number:
39 alias NAME * = "John on cell" if 4075551212
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43 alias NAME * = "Toll Free" if ^800
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46 alias NMBR 4075551212 = "----------"
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48 The default line indicator for a POTS line is "-". The ncid client
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52 To not display a gateway line indicator, change it from the one
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56 Change any line indicator to VOIP. Be careful to place this after a
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58 alias LINE * = VOIP
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61 ncidd.8, ncidd.conf.5, ncidd.blacklist.5, ncidd.whitelist.5
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65NCID 2019-08-17 NCIDD.ALIAS(5)