[asterisk-users] Asterisk as answering machine

[Ron Wheeler]

On 02/01/2013 3:33 PM, Danny Nicholas wrote:
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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ron Wheeler
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> Subject: [asterisk-users] Asterisk as answering machine
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> I have connected a PSTN line to a Digium FXO card.
> There is also an ordinary analogue phone attached to the same line.
>
> The Asterisk answers the line on the first ring.
>
> I would like it to wait for a few seconds so that someone can answer the
> PSTN line with an analogue phone.
> This would allow a person to directly pick up the line if they wanted to or
> if not, let it go to the Asterisk where it would be dispatched through the
> normal process.
>
> Currently, as soon as the analogue phone rings, the Asterisk PBX has already
> answered the call and starts the "You have reached..... Dial ...." and tries
> to dispatch the call.
>
> This makes it hard to carry on a conversation.
>
> Ron
>
> In your dialplan, put Wait(10) in front of Answer().  This will give the
> human 4 rings to pick up before Asterisk does.
>
>
>

I feel pretty silly. It worked. I saw this in a few Google responses but 
thought that I had already tested this.

Now I have just dumped myself back to "newbee" status.

Thanks
Ron

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