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On Tue, 2004-11-09 at 18:46 -0700, Damon Estep wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> From: <A HREF="mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com">asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com</A> [mailto:asterisk-users-</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> <A HREF="mailto:bounces@lists.digium.com">bounces@lists.digium.com</A>] On Behalf Of Jim Dossey</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:21 PM</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> To: <A HREF="mailto:Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com">Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com</A></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] External call initiation</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> I have a client who needs to be able to initiate an outgoing call from</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">a</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> legacy Unix application. They use a legacy accounting system on a</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Unix</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> system using CRT as a telnet client. They have the ability now to</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">have</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> the Unix system auto-dial their phone to place a call. For example,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> they can pull up a customer or vendor record in CRT. The application</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> uses the CRT "pass-thru" option to pass a modem dial string through</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> their PC to a modem plugged into the PC's serial port. The modem is</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> attached to their telephone so that they lift the receiver, pick an</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> outgoing line, and the modem dials the number.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> I need to be able to do that using Asterisk and a SIP phone (or an</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">ADSI</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> phone). Any ideas? Is this possible?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> I was thinking that maybe there would be a way for the Unix box to</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> command the Asterisk box to connect to the SIP phone, and place the</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> outgoing call, and then join those 2 connections together.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> TIA</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Have your unix app drop a call file in the * queue via ftp, here is more</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">info</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+auto-dial+out">http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+auto-dial+out</A></FONT>
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Thanks! That was exactly what I was looking for.
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