[asterisk-dev] [Code Review] Remove need for registrationstrings in sip.conf

[Nick Lewis]

>Register=yes does not work with realtime.

Similarly peer callbackextension didn't previously so there's no
regression. I assume the register string works for realtime so as a
minimum I will document this in sip.conf.sample

>The configuration in sip.conf is fast going down 
>to something we can't document, since you're 
>expanding type=peer beyond what we can explain...
>I never liked this hybrid and think this is just 
>going from bad to worse...

How about "If you want an outbound registration for the peer then set
register=yes" as a documented explanation?

Some of us who have been involved with asterisk for a while may forget
just how alien and archane the outbound registration mechanism is to new
users. Even small steps to improve it are long overdue. I agree that
type=service would be better as it represents a new architecture that
also addresses a whole load of other related weaknesses such as peer
matching and DDI but "Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien"

>We need to seriously work with building a product that can be
explained, 
>documented and taught in classes. Not patch, patch, patch

We only have so many hours in the day. I recall you stating on this very
subject "Well, I strongly think we should work on this architecture.
Hopefully I'll get some time for it during christmas." Wisely over
christmas you chose to have a life instead

>and add stuff that doesn't work together. Like the TLS 
>stuff that breaks the domain concept totally. Bad 
>architecture. Desperate need for checkbox items, but 
>not a good product solution. Nothing we can be proud of.  
>Grrr...

Baiting the bear was not the sole purpose of producing this patch

>Yes, it's thunder and rain outside ;-)

It must be the start of Wimbledon

-- N_L

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