[asterisk-dev] 'IAX2 call variable passing between servers '

[Douglas Garstang]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Kohlsmith [mailto:akohlsmith-asterisk at benshaw.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 11:28 AM
> To: asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-dev] 'IAX2 call variable passing 
> between servers
> '
> 
> 
> On Friday 11 August 2006 13:00, Douglas Garstang wrote:
> > > What a short term memory you have. You just didn't like the
> > > answers that
> > > pointed to the fact that when a call uses different 
> transports, you
> > > don't get to maintain the transport specific features.
> >
> > I asked before. I'll ask again. What's the point of IAX then?
> 
> I fail to see how this is an IAX2 failing, in any way.  If 
> you want to 
> maintain the original connection method, set it in a var and 
> send it over 
> IAX2 using the patch provided.
> 
> Honestly, what specifically does that patch not solve for 
> you, or are you just 
> too stubborn to change your AGI to take advantage of the feature that 
> eliminates your particular problem?
> 
> Honestly -- you came in with a goal you could not achieve.  
> The actual 
> definition of the goal being a problem or not was debated 
> hotly, and Tilghman 
> reluctantly provided a patch which addresses the goal.  Now 
> you say that the 
> goal has not been satisfied in such a way that you can't 
> implement it without 
> code changes on your part?  Am I missing something?
> 
> Honestly what is wrong with
> exten => foo,n,IAXVAR(CHANNELTYPE)
> exten => foo,n,IAXVAR(DNID)
> exten => foo,n,IAXVAR(RDNIS)
> exten => foo,n,Dial(IAX2/box-b/${DESTINATION})
> 
> and on box-b:
> exten => bar,n,Set(ORIGCHANNELTYPE=${IAXVAR(CHANNELTYPE)})
> exten => bar,n,Set(ORIGDNID=${IAXVAR(DNID)})
> exten => bar,n,Set(ORIGRDNIS=${IAXVAR(RDNIS)})
> exten => bar,n,AGI(must_be_DRMd_AGI.agi)
> 
> ??  Let your agi look at ORIG* instead of the bare var names...

Aren't dnid and rdnis set by/when phone-B sends 'Moved Temporarily' back to Asterisk? If so, I don't understand how setting those variables on Asterisk-A is going to help. I thought rdnis was plucked out of the 'Diverted' header by Asterisk.