recording phone conversations

[Robert Persson]

Peter N. Spotts wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:08:35 -0800
> Robert Persson <ireneshusband at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Is there a simple and reliable way to record phone conversations? I
>> have a very important reason for needing to do this and I desperately
>> want to avoid finding that I am in the middle of a call and the
>> recording tool doesn't work.
>>
>> Also, is it possible to record conversations that are not taking place
>> via the modem? For instance could I answer a call on a normal phone
>> handset and then start recording it through a modem connected to the
>> same phone line?
>>
>>
>>     
>
> If you live in the US, Radio Shack sells a small switch unit that
> connects easily between the phone and the handset. The little switch
> box has an extra wire coming out if it that plugs into the microphone
> jack of a cassette recorder or digital voice recorder. It does a very
> nice job. I've also plugged the wire into the microphone jack on my
> laptop, then used Audacity to record the sound. Unfortunately, this
> approach leaves too much AC hum in the audio to be useful. 
>
>
>   
Thank you very much, and thanks to JosephK also, for your suggestions.

As far as the technology goes, what I was really looking for was
software for making calls from the computer, either via modem or via
VOIP, while recording them at the same time. I know I could probably do
this with something like Asterisk, but I just wanted it for a one-off
job, for which asterisk would have been massively over the top.

However I take the point about legality. More than likely there is a
Canadian federal law similar to the UK and the various US state laws you
have mentioned. But even if there isn't, I suspect I might come to
regret engaging in something others consider murky. Someone I am
acquainted with is abusing other people's trust and doing a lot of harm
and I want to make sure this stops, but as you have implied, I could do
a lot of damage myself if I give in to impatience. It looks like I'll
need to take the long road here.

Best wishes
Robert
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