[Asterisk-Users] limit the length of extensions

[Lyle Giese]

You should be able to do that, but of course always test, test, test to make
sure.

Lyle

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deon Rodden" <drodden at webunited.net>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] limit the length of extensions


> If I put my outbound rules in a different context, and then "include"
> them in my main context, callers who call in will be able to access the
> extensions in the main context, but not the "included" (ie the outbound
> extensions) extensions called from the outbound context?
>
> Lyle Giese wrote:
>
> >You limit them by context.  You put your outbound dialing patterns in a
> >context that inbound callers cann't access.
> >
> >Lyle
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Deon Rodden" <drodden at webunited.net>
> >To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 9:05 AM
> >Subject: [Asterisk-Users] limit the length of extensions
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>How do I limit the length of an extension? In my test IVR/Automated
> >>Attendant (whatever it's called), at the beginning it plays "if you know
> >>your parties 3 digit extension, you may enter it now) and then it gives
> >>a list of options. If the caller puts the 3 digit extension, it goes
> >>through fine, if they press 1, or 2 it goes to the selected menu option,
> >>but if they dial 91235551212 it dials that phone number. Which of
> >>course, is a big security risk.
> >>
> >>Is there a way to limit the length of an extension for an incoming call?
> >>My only solution right now is to duplicate ever single extension (about
> >>50 of them) in a seperate context, one that does not have the _9.
> >>extension in it, and then make the call in menu have access to that
> >>context.  However, if I put a limit in the entire context of 3 digits,
> >>then my coworkers who's phones are in that context can only dial each
> >>other, not 9 and an outside number. So it has to be an incoming limit or
> >>something.
> >>
> >>Another possibly creative solution would be to "SetGroup(outsidecaller)
> >>on the incoming line" and then just before my outbound extension put
> >>"SetGroup(outsidecaller) and then a CheckGroup(2)" or something like
> >>that.  I'd have to put another "SetGroup" in the outbound extension
> >>because there's no way to specify the group with the checkgroup command,
> >>it gets it from the setgroup statement.
> >>
> >>Any help would be appreciated.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Deon
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>[incoming]
> >>exten => 9543340726,1,GotoIf($[${CALLERIDNAME} = anonymous]?2:4)
> >>exten => 9543340726,2,setcidname(Blocked)
> >>exten => 9543340726,3,setcidnum(0000000000)
> >>exten => 9543340726,4,Goto(companyname,beginmenu,1)
> >>
> >>[companyname]   ; All the phones, including outbound extensions are in
> >>this context
> >>exten => beginmenu,1,SetVar(CALLEDNAME=CompanyName)
> >>exten => beginmenu,2,Wait,1
> >>exten => beginmenu,3,Background(company-main)
> >>exten => beginmenu,4,Background(ifyouknow)
> >>exten => beginmenu,5,Goto(company_mainmenu,s,1)
> >>exten =>
> >>_9NXXNXXXXXX,1,Dial(IAX2/company-asterisk at outbound-asterisk/${EXTEN:1})
> >>exten => 502,1,Dial(SIP/whatever1&SIP/whatever2|30|m)
> >>...
> >>
> >>[company_mainmenu]
> >>exten => s,1,Background(company-nav1)
> >>exten => 1,1,Goto(company_sales,s,1) ; Sales
> >>exten => 2,1,Goto(companyname,502,1) ; Accounting
> >>exten => 3,1,Goto(companyname,508,1) ; Customer Care
> >>exten => 4,1,Goto(companyname,507,1) ; Technical Support
> >>exten => 5,1,Goto(companyname,202,1) ; Human Resources
> >>exten => 6,1,Goto(companyname,202,1) ; Provisioning
> >>exten => 7,1,Goto(companyname,214,1) ; Marketing
> >>exten => 0,1,Goto(companyname,210,1) ; Operator
> >>
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