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<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>>New to Aserisk 1.6 and find the 'installation
tutorials' seem low to non existent.<BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I first looked at * about four months ago and
rapidly came to the same conclusion. Even with the O-Reilly book, which I
purchased in paper, although it is freely downloadable, I feel there is a
huge dearth of information. As I have become a bit involved, I find there
is more than meets the eye, but it is spread across the entire internet!
So far I am not aware of anything that fits any of three categories I feel are
essential:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 1. A good tutorial with
enough detail to allow a person with a CS degree, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> years of
telephony experience and limited Linux experience (myself) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> to install
and configure a reasonable * system (something more complex</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> that an FXO
or two and a couple of SIP phones.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 2. A reference guide that
lists all commands and options with explanations of why</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> they are
useful and how to use them. Even the book doesn't attempt to
touch</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> this
one. Such a reference needs to include things like Dahdi and other
pieces</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> that aren't
strictly part of * but without which few installations could exist.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 3. A decent
cross-reference that can quickly allow someone to find the
scattered</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> information
available on the web. Even this mailing list is so hopelessly
linear</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> in nature
compared to most other newsgroups I am involved in as to be almost</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> useless to
me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My conclusion after installing a worthless * demo
(that actually does allow two SIPs to talk to each other) is that Asterisk is
not of any value to anyone other than a person who makes a full time career out
of running Asterisk systems. I've installed and maintained several
traditional PABXs and even wrote the control firmware (in 6502 assembly) for
one, with sizes from 6 stations to 300 stations, including things like
DID. It was kindergarten compared to Asterisk, and primarily because of
the huge information vacuum.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wilton</FONT></DIV>
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