[asterisk-users] Re: checking 'voicemail" externally - doesn't work

[Eric "ManxPower" Wieling]

Martin Joseph wrote:
> On 2006-10-22 20:58:46 -0700, Avi Miller <avi.miller at squiz.net> said:
> 
>>
>> On 23/10/2006, at 10:13 AM, Joseph wrote:
>>
>>> I'm trying to log-in externally (from PSTN line) to check my
>>> "voice-mail" so I created context to authenticate log-in
>>
>> Just create an inbound route to VoiceMailMain(). Then, press "*"  
>> during the outbound message and it'll prompt you for a password. Hey  
>> presto, you're inside your voicemail!
> 
> Well, I was excited to see this response, since I haven't implemented a 
> way to check my voice mail from PSTN, but figure it would work based on 
> your description.
> 
> Short version:
> 
> It doesn't work.  pressing * during my outgoing message does nothing.
> 
> Oh well, I guess there really is no free lunch.
> Marty

The previous poster is obviously running some Asterisk GUI.

You need to read the info on "show application voicemailmain" in the 
Asterisk CLI.  Add a | at the end of the mailbox name in your 
extensions.conf and that *should* fix it.