[asterisk-users] Voicemail feature: enable or disable the ability to leave a message

[Emrah]

Dom,

Quoting myself from your original message:
> I know everything is possible to be done via the Dialplan. I could just
> have a Playback to achieve this or pretty easily code my own voicemail
> app via AGI too.

I am not asking how to do this. I know everything is possible with Asterisk.
In my opinion, the feature I am talking about is a very basic feature of
Voicemail systems and I think it should be natively implemented in Asterisk.

Thanks for your hint though. :)
Emrah

Don Kelly wrote:
> How 'bout setting up an extension that simply plays an announcement and
> hangs up. Then transfer calls from extensions that don't want messages to
> this extension.
>
> You could have a few extensions with a few different recordings to suit
> different situations.
>
> --Don
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Emrah
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:37 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Voicemail feature: enable or disable the
> ability to leave a message
>
> Mark,
>
> I think you did not understand my message.
> I am accustomed to have the option to allow or disallow the recording of
> a message in my voicemail, even my mobile carrier provides it. E.g.: I
> can record a message that says "Please call back later, I am currently
> on the phone." without any beep tone or the possibility to leave a message.
> I know everything is possible to be done via the Dialplan. I could just
> have a Playback to achieve this or pretty easily code my own voicemail
> app via AGI too.
> I don't catch what you are trying to tell about reading the input in the
> Dialplan...
> My scenario is pretty simple, there should be an option in the voicemail
> to allow the user to choose whether he accepts messages or not.
>
> Cheers!
> Emrah
> Mark Michelson wrote:
>   
>> Emrah wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I think there is an essential option of the Voicemail application that
>>> is missing.
>>> I would like to suggest the implementation of a function to give the
>>> user the ability to either allow or disallow the recording of messages.
>>> If the ability to record a message is disabled, options u, s, and b must
>>> not be considered in order to avoid the playback of messages such as
>>> "Please leave your message after the tone..."
>>>
>>>
>>> the usecase is simple. A person could record a greeting that says please
>>> callback later instead of asking to leave a message. usefull also to
>>> record afterhour messages.
>>>
>>> What do you think?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Emrah
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>> There is no reason to place this logic in the Voicemail application
>>     
> itself. If 
>   
>> you wish to give users the option of leaving a voicemail, it can easily be
>>     
> done 
>   
>> in the dialplan by playing prompts and reading the input of the user.
>>     
> Then, 
>   
>> based on the input, you can choose whether to run the Voicemail
>>     
> application.
>   
>> Mark Michelson
>>
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