[asterisk-bugs] [Asterisk 0017196]: Unable to exit Directory() application with large number of users (same last name)

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The following issue has been CLOSED 
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https://issues.asterisk.org/view.php?id=17196 
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Reported By:                supertle
Assigned To:                tilghman
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Project:                    Asterisk
Issue ID:                   17196
Category:                   Applications/app_directory
Reproducibility:            have not tried
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     closed
Target Version:             1.4.33
Asterisk Version:           1.4.30 
JIRA:                       SWP-1314 
Regression:                 No 
Reviewboard Link:            
SVN Branch (only for SVN checkouts, not tarball releases): N/A 
SVN Revision (number only!):  
Request Review:              
Resolution:                 no change required
Fixed in Version:           
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Date Submitted:             2010-04-16 15:45 CDT
Last Modified:              2010-05-11 15:08 CDT
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Summary:                    Unable to exit Directory() application with large
number of users (same last name)
Description: 
We have a very large company directory list and we may have up to say 50
"Smith" last names.  In Asterisk Business Edition rev C, the caller does
not have the option to break out of the listening to all 50 names before
going back to the main directory menu.

We find this to be a bug.  Is there a key sequence we are not aware of
that allows the caller to break out of either the listing of all 50 names
or out of the directory application completely?  

Does newer version of Asterisk provide a fix or work-around for this? 
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 (0121744) tilghman (administrator) - 2010-05-11 15:08
 https://issues.asterisk.org/view.php?id=17196#c121744 
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This is currently a feature request without a patch, and as such, is not
tracked here.  If you want Digium to create a patch to do this, as stated,
you'll need a specific contract for ABE to have that done.

There are no specific changes to do exactly what your feature request is;
however, starting in 1.6.0, the Directory may be presented as a list to the
caller, by using the option 'm' passed in the dialplan.  This creates a
menu of up to 8 names.

Creating a separate option to escape out early is not an easy patch,
especially given that we would need to change voice prompts. 

Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2010-05-11 15:08 tilghman       Note Added: 0121744                          
2010-05-11 15:08 tilghman       Status                   acknowledged => closed
2010-05-11 15:08 tilghman       Resolution               reopened => no change
required
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