[asterisk-users] MixMonitor and attended transfers

[Ishfaq Malik]

On Tue, 2011-08-02 at 07:51 -0400, Dan Journo wrote:
> > Hi
> 
> > 
> 
> > I'm using asterisk 1.8.3.2 (with a couple of patches) 
> 
> > I have the following scenario...
> 
> > SIP call comes in and gets answered by extension A (MixMonitor is
> 
> > executed as part of this inbound dial plan of the number being
> called)
> 
> > 
> 
> > Extension A puts call on hold and calls extension B
> 
> > 
> 
> > Extension A then does an attended transfer of incoming call to
> extension
> 
> > B
> 
> > 
> 
> > I'm finding that the recording only lasts up to the point that the
> 
> > transfer is made.
> 
> > 
> 
> > Is this the correct behaviour? Is there any way I could make this
> 
> > inbound call into a single continuous recording?
> 
>  
> 
> I've not used 1.8 yet, but in 1.4, you could send the incoming call
> through a LOCAL channel when the call comes in, and start the
> recording on the Local channel.
> 
> That way, the LOCAL channel should keep recording, even when you
> transfer the call.
> 
> You may need to add /n
> 
> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+local+channels
> 
>  
> 
> Hope that helps. It's a little hard to explain, but try it out.
>  
> 
> Dan Journo
> 
> Kesher Communications (UK)
> 
> Business Phone Systems | Hosted PBX
> 

I didn't have this problem with 1.4, it just recorded the whole message as a matter of course.

I'll have a look into using local channels for this but I think it has
more to do with the way that 1.8 as treating attended transfers and how
it joins the 2 channels involved.

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Ishfaq Malik
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