[Asterisk-Users] Caller ID for auto outgoing calls

[Paul]

Can you automatically call extensions? If so, the immediate workaround 
would be to define extensions that set caller id and then place the 
call. You could probably write a macro to do the extension definition if 
you have more than a few.

Jim Gottlieb wrote:

>Hi.  I'm using /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing files to place automatic
>calls, but I'm having trouble setting the Caller ID for the second half
>of the call.
>
>In other words, when we call the first number, we want the Caller ID
>set to our number, but then when we connect them to the second number,
>we want _their_ number to be the Caller ID.
>
>I've tried the following (and various approximations):
>
>Channel: Local/16193644799 at outtrunk
>Callerid: 6193647100
>MaxRetries: 5
>RetryTime: 60
>WaitTime: 60
>Context: outtrunk
>Extension: 16193647100
>Priority: 1
>SetVar: CALLERIDNUM=6193644799
>
>When it calls 6193644799, it properly shows a Caller ID of 6193647100.
>But then when it dials 6193647100, it still shows Caller ID of
>6193647100 instead of 6193644799.
>
>What am I doing wrong?  How do I get the Caller ID set correctly for
>the second half of the call?  I've tried various other variables but I
>haven't been able to get anything to work.
>
>Thanks.
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