[Asterisk-Dev] Asterisk Embedded?

[Kenneth Shaw]

On a wireless device, yes, bad idea.

A regular style home phone, that doesn't need a full PBX, would need
answering machine type features.

Also, if you want to take the phone company out of the equation or
third-parties out of the equation, you need this capability.

-Ken Shaw...

On Thu, 2004-09-23 at 14:22, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> but why not VoiceMail Features?
> 
> >
> >I can see using core Asterisk functionality in a softphone, like a cross
> >platfom / cross protocol "iCrossterisk". 
> >
> >But a whole cluster of iPaqs running voicemail kind of things, I'm not
> >sure I see the point in that.
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> The whole concept of voicemail is that it is available even when the 
> user is not reachable.  Voicemail services should normally run on core 
> network servers with high uptime and plenty of connectivity.  Otherwise, 
> how is a caller going to leave a message when the ipaq is out of range 
> or suffering from a flat battery?
> 
> Technically it is feasible, but in practical terms it's a bit like a 
> solar powered flashlight.
> 
> On the other hand, it may be quite legitimate for the user to be able to 
> download their voicemail into a local cache for future reference, and to 
> reduce the hard disk space used in the central server environment.
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