[asterisk-users] Queues: roundrobin w/ reset ("circular call distribution")

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It looks like this issue has been raised before, but I see it mostly
ignored and no answers given, so here it is again:

For the past couple of years, I've wanted a queue that works very
similarly to roundrobin/rrmemory, but that doesn't remember anything 
about where the last ring went to.  This new strategy would always start 
at the first member (as defined in queues.conf) when a new call came in.

I actually coded up a simple version of this (that I've been using for a
couple of years) which I called "roundrobinreset".  The only problem is 
I coded that for 0.9.0 and am now moving to 1.2.13 and would like to not
have to port that code every time I move versions.  I'd be willing to 
port it one more time to this version if there's a chance of it getting
integrated.

Alternatively, am I missing some method through the current features 
where I could accomplish this?  There are references to being able to 
implement "circular call distribution" (which is the unofficial name for 
what I'm talking about, I think) here:

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=Asterisk+config+queues.conf

and in mailing list posts, but I've tried that using the "penalty" 
approach and it doesn't seem to work.  As other users have noted, the 
call just hangs on the lowest penalty member and never moves off of it.

So what's up w/ this?  What approach should I follow?  Adding another 
queue strategy?

Thanks,

John Lawler