[asterisk-users] Playing a sound file on handset pickup

[Dovid B]

I would do the same. Basicly each time they call out check to see if it is 
enabled or not. If it isnt then send out the call. If it is then play 
reminder and then send out the call.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt" <mhoppes at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Playing a sound file on handset pickup


> How about put it in the dial plan?  So anytime you try to make an
> outbound call it would play a reminder saying that the alternate
> greeting is enabled.   You could just use a DB variable.
>
> On 12/13/06, Mailinglisten <mailinglisten at tdb-mv.de> wrote:
>> John French wrote:
>> > I've added the ability for a user to record a custom message associated
>> > with a special IVR menu for occasions when business will be closed for
>> > some non-standard amount of time (Maybe 4 days at Christmas...)   They
>> > just dial 800, record the message then hang up and dial 801 to enable
>> > it.  Presumably, when they return after the holiday, they should dial
>> > 802 to disable it and return to the normally scheduled menus.  But they
>> > will most likely forget so I'd like to set up some type of reminder
>> > functionality; perhaps playing a message back to them stating that the
>> > custom message is still enabled before giving them dialtone or 
>> > something
>> > to the same effect.  Is this possible and can anyone offer
>> > recommendations?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
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>> Why not just add that functionality to the s extension? If no extension
>> is given, they will end up there, won't they? So if that "I'm not here"
>> message is set up, and the client picks up the phone, we assume that
>> he/she is back and thus delete the notification without notice.
>>
>> - Fabian Foerster
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