[Asterisk-Users] Attended Transfer - transfer timeout, how to change?

[Kevin Bockman]

Barry Flanagan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We are trying to use attended transfer with Asterisk 1.2.5, but when we 
> do the transfer and dial the new number, it times out after 3 rings and 
> then the callee is put back to the original agent.
> 
> Where can I adjust the timeout which applies to the number we are 
> transferring to? I have changed the extension for this number to timeout 
> at 60 seconds, but that seems to make no difference.
> 
There's no need to ask multiple times.  I was a couple days behind.  The 
list is probably a little delayed because of VON.

As far as I know, there isn't a variable for this.  I made a patch to 
change the hard-coded value.  I set it to 20sec instead of 15.  Adjust 
accordingly.


Kevin

--- res/res_features.c.dist	2006-01-14 16:57:54.000000000 -0700
+++ res/res_features.c	2006-01-14 16:58:40.000000000 -0700
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@
  		cid_name = transferer->cid.cid_name;
  		if (ast_exists_extension(transferer, transferer_real_context,xferto, 
1, cid_num)) {
  			snprintf(dialstr, sizeof(dialstr), "%s@%s/n", xferto, 
transferer_real_context);
-			newchan = ast_feature_request_and_dial(transferer, "Local", 
ast_best_codec(transferer->nativeformats), dialstr, 15000, &outstate, 
cid_num, cid_name);
+			newchan = ast_feature_request_and_dial(transferer, "Local", 
ast_best_codec(transferer->nativeformats), dialstr, 20000, &outstate, 
cid_num, cid_name);
  			ast_indicate(transferer, -1);
  			if (newchan) {
  				res = ast_channel_make_compatible(transferer, newchan);