[Asterisk-Users] Re: Grandstream Flashing (different issue)

[Stephen R. Besch]

Todd Routhier - Lightwave Technologies, LLC. wrote:
> OK, this is a different flashing issue than the one that's being talked
> about.
> 
> I have a few of these phones (GrandStream 101) and when a voicemail is
> received the light on the LED starts blinking and the dial tine stutters,
> this is cool. BUT..... How the **** do I get it to stop, I have had mine
> covered with paper for the last 2 days because the blinking LED panel is
> driving me nuts. I have received the messages in my email and looked at them
> on the web.
> 
> I am thinking that I have to check them by calling into the Asterisk system
> and mark them as read or something in order for this to quite.
> 
> Two problems, I don't know how to check them by phone just yet and I will
> likely never check them by phone.
> 
You absolutely must get the message file deleted from the mail store. It 
doesn't matter how you delete the message either. You can use the * 
phone interface or simply delete the files associated with the message. 
As soon as the files are gone from the INBOX, * sends a SIP command to 
the phone to turn off the MWI. As long as there are any active messages 
in the INBOX, the light stays on.

If you would like to be a guinea pig for my VB program that allows you 
to manage your mail folders and messages from a Windows GUI, I'll send 
you a copy. The only caveat is that I haven't yet found a way to get 
perfect synchronization with file access to the mail store. The user 
needs to be careful not to modify the INBOX while * is taking a new 
message. For me this is usually not a problem, since I would never be 
not answering the phone when I am listening to/moving/deleting messages 
- as a result, * would never be writing a new message when I was using 
the VB program.

The program requires the VB6 runtime (available from MS for free) and 
that you have SAMBA running on the * server.

Sincerely,

Stephen R. Besch