[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk vs. system user accounts

[Dylan VanHerpen]

I've been scouring the archives for discussions on this:

Why doesn't Asterisk use system user accounts for each 
extension/mailbox? That would add the benefit of encrypted passwords, 
logical grouping, unified mail/voice mail accounts (using 
/var/spool/mail instead of /var/spool/asterisk). I can already imagine 
Festival reading my emails to me, HylaFAX faxing documents to me while 
I'm on the road :).

Dylan.