[asterisk-dev] app_queue: feature request and possible patch

Boris Erdmann B.Erdmann at 4commerce.de
Mon Jan 23 07:08:05 MST 2006


Well, i submitted the patch and it
seems to be accepted.

Please watch http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=6315
and test the attached patch.

Boris


> On Sat, 21 Jan 2006, Boris Erdmann wrote:
> 
> > i'd like to discuss a change to the app_queue.c file,
> > which provides functionality to not ring phones that
> > are in use (AST_DEVICE_INUSE, provided the channel does
> > support that state).
> 
> My first reaction is that this would be a great change.
> 
> Probably everybody who tries to use queues with SIP phones gets caught out 
> and confused by calls being offered to phones that are in use.  This is 
> certainly a gotcha that most of our customers fall into.
> 
> Generally they think Asterisk is broken - the interaction between us and 
> the SIP phone is not so obvious for new users.
> 
> With the limit stuff in sip.conf deprecated, you have to jump through 
> Local/ channel hoops to avoid the issue.
> 
> So why not make things more understandable for users...
> 
> Steve



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