[Asterisk-Users] External call initiation

[Jim Dossey]

On Tue, 2004-11-09 at 18:46 -0700, Damon Estep wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> > bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dossey
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:21 PM
> > To: Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] External call initiation
> > 
> > I have a client who needs to be able to initiate an outgoing call from
> a
> > legacy Unix application.  They use a legacy accounting system on a
> Unix
> > system using CRT as a telnet client.  They have the ability now to
> have
> > the Unix system auto-dial their phone to place a call.  For example,
> > they can pull up a customer or vendor record in CRT.  The application
> > uses the CRT "pass-thru" option to pass a modem dial string through
> > their PC to a modem plugged into the PC's serial port.  The modem is
> > attached to their telephone so that they lift the receiver, pick an
> > outgoing line, and the modem dials the number.
> > 
> > I need to be able to do that using Asterisk and a SIP phone (or an
> ADSI
> > phone).  Any ideas?  Is this possible?
> > 
> > I was thinking that maybe there would be a way for the Unix box to
> > command the Asterisk box to connect to the SIP phone, and place the
> > outgoing call, and then join those 2 connections together.
> > 
> > TIA
> > 
> 
> Have your unix app drop a call file in the * queue via ftp, here is more
> info
> 
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+auto-dial+out


Thanks!  That was exactly what I was looking for.
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