[Asterisk-Users] RE: Size limitations of extensions.conf

[Brent Torrenga]

If you need to do a couple differing operations on a list of many
area/country codes, then you may consider using the database to let the dial
plan choose what to do, rather than go through so many extensions.

I mention this to keep your extensions.conf easier to read, not because I
know whether or not a long extensions.conf will break things...

> Can someone tell me the size (or any other) limitations for the
extensions.conf?
> 
> We have managed to keep our file pretty small thanks to AGI but we are
> about to setup a bunch of call restrictions based on area and country
> code.
> 
> One line per area code in the US alone adds a LOT of text to this file.
> 
> Is it a bad thing to have 5 or 6000 lines of text in your
> extensions.conf on a production system?
> 
> Will it affect the performance?


Sincerely,

Brent A. Torrenga

Torrenga Engineering, Inc.
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