[Asterisk-Users] Email to voice?

Jean-Michel Hiver jhiver at ykoz.net
Sat Dec 10 07:56:05 MST 2005


Chris Mason (Lists) a écrit :

> I want to have our monitoring system call me if  a high level alert 
> event happens. I could use SMS to get my attention but I don't have an 
> SMS gateway available to me. Is there a way I can have the system run 
> a script (via ssh) on the pbx that will call my number and read me the 
> message? Has anyone done anything like this? I also thought of setting 
> the CallerID Name to "Server5 down" for example.
> Any ideas on this appreciated.

Well, your monitoring program could write a .call file (which will make 
asterisk initiate a call) which would call your number whenever there is 
a problem. Then use a bit of scripting + festival to read out the 
message to you.

Cheers,
Jean-Michel.




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