[Asterisk-Users] Re: Re: Where is the Prefix() applicationin Asterisk1.2.1 ?

[Steven]

For the record,  I was just referring to the 0${EXTEN}portion.
The rest was the OP's reference.

But, I have needed to use the "r" option when interfacing to a PBX that didn't supply dialtone, nor ringing tones.

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"Eric "ManxPower" Wieling" <eric at fnords.org> wrote in message news:43BCDED7.2020203 at fnords.org...
> Steven wrote:
>> Just do:
>> exten => _12xx,2,Dial(${TRUNK}/0${EXTEN}|30,r) ; adding zero
>> exten => _012xx,2,Dial(${TRUNK}/${EXTEN}|30,r) ; not adding zero
>> The zero is added before ${EXTEN}.
>>
>> I have only ever used the stable versions and have always done it this way.
>
> Never trust anyone that tells you to use the "r" option to dial.  It's a classic newbie mistake.  In this case, he is correct 
> about how to prefix a digit.
>
> Here is an example of what happens when you use "r" when dialing out an analog port to a busy number.
>
> Caller hears a ringing sound (ringback) when Asterisk is dialing the digits.
>
> Caller hears a busy tone when Asterisk is finished dialing.
>
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