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color=#0000ff size=2>You actually aren't far from it. If the system only needs
to play the same file to each person, a simple script can be used to pull from a
database and create call files. Asterisk will use the call files to place the
calls and play a sound. A few minutes of searching on that should get you
started. I haven't seen anyone else have a canned script ready to go, but would
like to know if anyone does.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=506573923-03012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>-Kerry</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Wiley
Siler<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:32 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Asterisk
Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Asterisk-Users] Dialer<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Hello All,</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>I am having trouble finding a
specific * piece of software so I thought I would see If you guys can help me
get my terminology clear.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>First off let me premise this with
"no, this is absolutely not for doing call marketing".</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>I need to make my Asterisk box call a group of
people and play them a message.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial color=#000080
size=2>My company deals with education so we need to do follow ups if students
are not logging on.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>We do
this manually now but it would be easier and cheaper to just play them a
message.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>What is the term I should be looking
for? I keep thinking "auto dialer" or something like that but I am not
quite getting there.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Any help would be appreciated.
I have been learning a bit of Perl so I was thinking I could auto generate and
AGI file and then just do a Play() of the mp3 when they pick up at the other
end? Seems a little kludge though.</FONT></P><BR>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Thanks,<BR>Wiley</FONT>
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