[Asterisk-Users] '.' pattern and non-SIP phones

[John Todd]

>  > *8 is call pickup.  Can you choose a different extension?  If not, I'm
>>  going to have to make call pickup not be checked if you don't have a
>>  pickup/ring group.
>
>As I explained on IRC, I do not think this is interfering.
>
>I am currently using *1, *2, *3, *6, and *7 without issue.
>
>If I move this to *1 (which jumps to the demo right now), I have the same
>problem.  I move it to "plain old" 8 and it has the same issue.
>
>Offhand, can these builtin * codes be eliminated?  I am using "straight
>dialling" (no 9 or any other prefix for a normal call) and would like to
>use *-codes for the special stuff.
>
>Regards,
>Andrew

There is a bug in the tracking system to this extent.  Please feel 
free to add your $.02 to the comments so that something eventually 
happens with this 'bug' issue.

http://bugs.digium.com/bug_view_page.php?bug_id=0000071

JT