[Asterisk-Users] Call forwarding and Caller ID

[Ryan Courtnage]

On 28-Apr-04, at 1:53 AM, Nick Grindley wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> * is working very well for us now. But I have an issue that I cannot 
> find
> the answer to - enter guru's!!
>
> When our receptionist does a blind call forward I receive the Caller 
> ID,
> however I do not know if the call is fresh (i.e. ringing in) or 
> forwarded.
>
> What I would like to do is to have * prefix the CID External (so that 
> I can
> tell that it is a fresh call) or Internal (to tell me that it is a 
> blind
> forward). So how do I prefix the CID with say E for external and I for
> Internal?

Not sure of the syntax, but can't you use SetCIDName before forwarding?:

SetCIDName(internal ${CALLERIDNAME})

http://voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+cmd+SetCIDName


Ryan

>
> We are using an AVM C2 ISDN card and are in the UK (if any of that 
> helps?)
>
> Our phones are ipDialog SipTone II
>
> Many thanks in advance and kind regards to all.
>
> Nick
>
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