[Asterisk-Users] Dialer

[Darren Wiebe]

I'll try to finish this up tonight and post back once I'm done.

Darren Wiebe
darren at aleph-com.net

Wiley Siler wrote:

>If this or any other example is available, I would be most thankful to
>have it.
>
>I got the go ahead on this project to day so now I have to start seeing
>how to do this.
>
>Thanks,
>Wiley
> 
>
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>From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Darren
>Wiebe
>Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:00 PM
>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Dialer
>
>I'm supposed to have a "mostly" canned script that will do this done
>already.  It will pull the list of people to call out of a db and play
>them the file specified in the db table.  Contact me offlist if you're
>interested.  It will be done real soon but I'm not done testing yet.
>
>Darren Wiebe
>darren at aleph-com.net
>
>Kerry Garrison wrote:
>
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>
>>You actually aren't far from it. If the system only needs to play the 
>>same file to each person, a simple script can be used to pull from a 
>>database and create call files. Asterisk will use the call files to 
>>place the calls and play a sound. A few minutes of searching on that 
>>should get you started. I haven't seen anyone else have a canned 
>>script ready to go, but would like to know if anyone does.
>>-Kerry
>> 
>>
>>
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>>    *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>>    [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of
>>    *Wiley Siler
>>    *Sent:* Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:32 PM
>>    *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>    *Subject:* [Asterisk-Users] Dialer
>>
>>    Hello All,
>>
>>    I am having trouble finding a specific * piece of software so I
>>    thought I would see If you guys can help me get my terminology
>>    
>>
>clear.
>  
>
>>    First off let me premise this with "no, this is absolutely not for
>>    doing call marketing".
>>    I need to make my Asterisk box call a group of people and play
>>    them a message.
>>    My company deals with education so we need to do follow ups if
>>    students are not logging on.
>>    We do this manually now but it would be easier and cheaper to just
>>    play them a message.
>>
>>    What is the term I should be looking for?  I keep thinking "auto
>>    dialer" or something like that but I am not quite getting there.
>>
>>    Any help would be appreciated.  I have been learning a bit of Perl
>>    so I was thinking I could auto generate and AGI file and then just
>>    do a Play() of the mp3 when they pick up at the other end?  Seems
>>    a little kludge though.
>>
>>
>>    Thanks,
>>    Wiley
>>
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>Aleph Communications
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Darren Wiebe
darren at aleph-com.net
Aleph Communications
ASTPP - Open Source Voip Billing & Calling Cards
www.aleph-com.net/astpp