[Asterisk-Users] dummy Technology/resource for Dial

[Peter Fern]

The 'local' technology might be what you want, you can use it to dial an 
extension/context, and handle call direction there.  It will actually 
always answer technically though, and will split your CDRs.  You will 
also want to watch out for variable inheritance when using local channels.

Brian J. Murrell wrote:

>I need to guarantee a Dial(Technology/resource,20) will ring somewhere
>for 20 seconds before timing out.  The problem is that if all of my
>Technology/resource pairs are SIP phones for example, if none of the
>listed phones are actually online/logged in, the Dial bails immediately.
>I would rather the Dial run it's timeout course.
>
>Any way I can do that?  Is there a way to create some kind of "dummy"
>Technology/resource that will never answer but will always keep Dial()
>happy that it might?
>
>Thanx,
>b.
>
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