[asterisk-users] Limit calls when using autodial

[Tilghman Lesher]

On Wednesday 19 March 2008 07:15:34 Doug Lytle wrote:
> Tong wrote:
> > Is there a way to limit outbound calls when feeding files to the outgoing
> > directory in asterisk?  I several thousand files i need to feed asterisk,
> > hoping to copy it to the outgoing directory all at 1 time.
>
> Create them with a future time and date and they will only be acted upon
> when the proper time comes.

And generally, you need to create them on the same filesystem, because
the method used for reading files out of that directory is especially
aggressive.  If you copy cross-filesystems, the date/time is the last thing
copied, which could happen too late.  Generally, it's a good idea to create
files in /var/tmp, then move them to the /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing
directory, since the move occurs in a single step.

-- 
Tilghman