[Asterisk-Users] BIG problem with multiple rings before pickup

[The Traveller]

Hi Jim,

You're probably not receiving disconnect-supervision on your analog
lines, or have Zaptel configured incorrectly to recognize it.  Check
the list-archives (available from "www.asterisk.org").  You could try the
"busydetect"-statement in "zapata.conf".  Also check Asterisk's main Makefile
for some options related to busydetect.  I strongly recommend the improved
busydetect-routines (BUSYDETECT_MARTIN), which are not the default yet.
Make sure that your voice-menu's always have a timeout, so it's impossible
for your system to get stuck in one in the first place, should a caller not
hang up or this fact not be detected by Asterisk.



   Grtz,

     Oliver

On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 14:34:56 -0400, Jim Archer wrote:

> Hi All...
> 
> I have a maddening problem...
> 
> I have Asterisk configured to pick up a line after 4 rings.  I do this to 
> allow my fax machine to pick up a particular distinctive ring pattern, so I 
> don't have to pay for a dedicated fax line.
> 
> If someone calls the line, lets it ring 3 times and then hangs up, Asterisk 
> answers the line, and holds it off hook forever, constantly playing the 
> prompts.
> 
> My hardware is 2 X100P cards.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks...
> 
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