[asterisk-dev] Correct behavior if FastAGI server is unavailable

[Steve Totaro]

Stefan Reuter wrote:
> Hi,
>
> when using FastAGI and Asterisk is unable to connect to the FastAGI
> server (due to host not found, AGI server not started, network failure)
> the channel is just hung up.
> This leaves the user no chance to handle that error in a polite way.
> Alex posted a feature request (7121) on the bug tracker to change that.
> I added a patch that sets the channel variable AGISTATUS to either
> "FAILED" or "SUCCESS"  but not hang up (in the same way many other
> applications already do).
>
> It does not seem to be clear on whether this change should be included
> or not. What do you think?
>
> =Stefan
>
>   
Something should happen other than just hangup.  Too many things could 
go wrong between asterisk and the box hosting the fastagi and hanging up 
the channel is not a very graceful way of handling an error.  I would 
like to see something included in stable soon.  For now I just use the 
patch that OrderlyQ has posted on their site.

Thanks,
Steve