[Asterisk-Users] specify maximum call duration

[Olle E. Johansson]

Steven Critchfield wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-12-29 at 14:54, Olle E. Johansson wrote:
> 
>>Steven Critchfield wrote:
>>
>>
>>>[incoming]
>>>exten => _.*,1,answer
>>>;exten => _.*,2,agi(timeout-lookup.agi) ; alternative
>>>exten => _.*/some match,2,Absolutetimeout(360)
>>>exten => _.*,2,noop
>>>exten => _.*,3,goto(realcontext,${EXTEN},1)
>>
>>Hmmm. Is that right, Steven? Does
>>   exten => xxx/match,2
>>follow
>>   exten => xxx,1
>>and is followed by
>>   exten => xxx,3
>>
>>If I have a /match on callid, will both priority 2 steps be executed,
>>or only one, the actual match?
>>
>>That's something we need to document, if that's correct.
> 
> 
> Like most things in asterisk, the best match is used. After the step is
> used, it will advance the priority counter. This is how you can branch
> and rejoin. The noop could have just as easily been a goto that skipped
> several priority entries so as to rejoin the callerid matched portion of
> the branch. And conversely, you could make non callerid matches go
> through some form of rigmarole to be authenticated before allowing them
> through to the rest of your IVR that you allow callerid users direct
> access to.
OK, thanks.
Wasn't aware of that. Interesting feature.
I'll see if I'm able to document it so users understand. It opens for very
unreadable configurations, so, readers, please use with care... :-)

/O