[Asterisk-Dev] RE: Voicemail back out - Asterisk-Dev digest, Vol 1 #267 - 6 msgs

[Eric Wieling]

I put the patch at
http://bugs.digium.com/bug_view_page.php?bug_id=0000249

Digium is welcome to change the character if they think it would be more
consistent with the rest of the voicemail app.

I recommend that you post your suggestion to the above bug id.

On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 12:19, Don Pobanz wrote:
> Eric,
> 
> The ability to back out of the voicemail password prompt has been a 
> feature that I have been waiting for. Thanks for making it happen.
> 
> By the way it would be good to have general rules for voicemail such 
> as:
> [*] cancel or backs up to previous option
> [#] done or skips ahead.
> 
> Would you consider using '*' instead of '#' to back out of the 
> voicemail password prompt?
> 
> Don Pobanz
> 
> > Message: 6
> > From: Eric Wieling <eric at fnords.org>
> > To: asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com
> > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:21:38 -0500
> > Subject: [Asterisk-Dev] PATCH: Pound out of password prompt
> > Reply-To: asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com
> >
> > The attached patch for app_voicemail2.c will cause the app to restart
> > if
> > you press "#" or wait for the timeout when you are at the "Password?"
> > prompt.  This will allow you to do the following in your dialplan:
> >
> > exten => 1000,1,VoiceMailMain2(${CALLERIDNUM})
> >
> > When you call extension 1000 VoiceMailMain2 will default to the
> > mailbox
> > that is the same as your Caller*ID number.  If no matching mailbox is
> > found in /etc/asterisk/voicemail.conf then it will ask you for the
> > mailbox.  If it finds a mailbox with the same number as yur Caller*ID
> > number it will skip asking you for a mailbox and go directly to
> > asking
> > you for a password.  If you press "#" at the password prompt (or wait
> > for the timeout) then it will restart and ask you for a mailbox and
> > password.  This is useful for people that check their voicemail from
> > places other than their extension.
> >
> > --Eric
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