[asterisk-users] Interrupt VM and Steal a call.

[Doug Lytle]

Michael Munger wrote:
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1. Does anyone have a good way to transfer a call from inside comedian 
> mail to the current extension? The problem is: let’s say the phone 
> goes to voicemail after 4 rings, yet I don’t hear it until the 3^rd 
> ring. I come running into my office but miss it by a split second. Is 
> there a way I can barge in on the person leaving a message for my 
> mailbox while they’re leaving it?
>
This can be done with FOP (Flash Operator Panel) or any application that 
can issue Manager commands to Asterisk.


> 2. If a phone rings a receptionist desk, and the receptionist is down 
> the hall, she wants to be able to dial an extension, and have that 
> transfer the call from her desk to the phone she’s currently on so she 
> doesn’t have to run to her desk. Is there a built in feature for this 
> or do I have to code it?
>

Yes, this option is accessed via the features.conf file. It's the 
pickupexten feature.

Doug


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