[Asterisk-Dev] Codec not negotiating

[Kevin P. Fleming]

Michael Giagnocavo wrote:

> If you look deeper in that patch, I realized that setting preferred codec is
> almost useless for the situations I was trying to solve. That's why I
> changed from PREFERRED codec to OVERRIDE codec. The override patch sends
> ONLY the codec you choose.

That is correct; the patch I'm working on will actually allow you to 
completely control the codecs offered on the outbound call leg.

> When placing calls to gateways and so on, not client devices, I think that
> having full control and not allowing things up to "negotiation" to be a good
> design. There's no reason to have to "negotiate" from a list of calls with
> your gateway. At least, that'd be the case if you're using Asterisk as an
> intelligent point and the gateway as just that: a piece of hardware.

Agreed.