That's right, they say it is a PBX because it is mostly used as such, but it is more than just a PBX. Some people use it as a VoiceMail tool or to handle just conference, some use it to add functionalities to other legacy PBX systems. Calling cards applications for example, a plain PBX wont be able to do that. Thats why I dont usually refer to it as a PBX.<br>
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I agree with you that Asterisk is a telephony applications toolkit, and not<br>
a simple answering machine. However, Asterisk IS a PBX.<br>
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The term "answering machine" in the context of this thread implies a device<br>
that has only basic answering functionality. Since Asterisk is capable of<br>
so much more than this basic functionality, I encouraged the OP to use it<br>
full time, rather than as an adjunct device.<br>
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First line at:<br>
<a href="http://www.asterisk.org/" target="_blank">http://www.asterisk.org/</a><br>
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"Asterisk is the world's leading open source PBX, telephony engine, and<br>
telephony applications toolkit."<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
Trevor Hammonds<br>
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