[Asterisk-Users] execute a context from cron

[Chad Scott]

Why don't you include a context on a schedule?

I have a support queue included only at certain times, such as monday 
through friday, 6a to 6p.  All other times I include a context that 
sends that extension straight to voicemail.

Check out http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+tips+openhours

On Jul 1, 2004, at 6:46 AM, Michael George wrote:

> I want to have call forwarding (from the POTS) turned on at the close 
> of work
> and turned off automatically by *.
>
> I can create a context that should do just that, but I need a way to 
> have that
> context spontaneously executed at a specific time.
>
> I figured that one way to do it would be to have cron run "asterisk 
> -rx<some
> command>" if there were some command that would tell asterisk to go to 
> a
> specific context,extension,priority, but I cannot find that command.
>
> Does such a command exist?  Or is there a better way to do this that I 
> have
> overlooked?
>
> Thank you!
>
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