[Asterisk-Users] * and answering machine

[Michael George]

On Mon, Aug 16, 2004 at 06:14:18PM -0600, Rich Adamson wrote:
> 
> We do the same thing in addition to business stuff.
> 
> The key to it is setting the timeout value in asterisk to some value
> greater then what your answering machine requires for it to answer,
> keeping in mind that answering machines timeout varies depending on
> the number of calls left in it.
> 
> So, in asterisk's extensions.conf, use something like this:
> [inbound-home]                                                             
> exten => s,1,Dial(${PHONE3}&${PHONE4},15)
> exten => s,103,Hangup
> 
> where the sip extensions ring for 15 seconds (long after the answering
> machine answers the call), and then hangs up.
> 
> Adjust the above to fit your needs.

I send no timeout to Dial, so it will ring indefinitely.  The answering
machine will pick up and * sees it pick up.  But about 6s. later it just hangs
up on it for some reason.

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