[Asterisk-Users] Re: Newbie - Voicemail Password Help

[Java Rockx]

Thank you!

I took your advise and replaced the original vm-password.gsm file. Worked like
a charm.

Thanks again,
Paul

--- Jason Kawakami <jkkawakami at optellabs.com> wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >
> > Hello All.
> >
> > I'm just beginning with Asterisk and I have it all working now. I'm using
> > Asterisk 1.0 RC1.
> >
> > My only question is this; when I check my voice mail the PBX simply says
> > "password". I wanted to make it say "please enter your voice mail
> password" so
> > I am using Background(pls-enter-vm-password).
> >
> > However now I hear "Please enter your voice mail password password" when I
> > check my messages.
> >
> > That's not a type-o. It says "password" twice.
> >
> > Here is my extensions.conf file.
> >
> > [macro-vmanswer]
> >
> >
> > exten => s,1,GotoIf($[${ARG1} = ${CALLERIDNUM}]?2:5)
> > exten => s,2,Background(pls-enter-vm-password)
> > exten => s,3,VoicemailMain(${ARG1})
> > exten => s,4,Hangup
> > exten => s,5,Voicemail(u${ARG1})
> > exten => s,6,Hangup
> 
> try ----
> 
> exten => xxx,1,VoicemailMain(${CALLERIDNUM)
> exten => xxx,2,Hangup
> 
> for your voicemailmain extension.  this will recognize that your callerid if
> you have a mailbox on the system.  note that your mailbox and your caller id
> must match
> 
> alternatively, you could go into the /var/lib/asterisk/sounds directory and
> rename the file "vm-password" to "old.vm-password" then rename your file
> "pls-enter-vmpassword" to "vm-password"
> 
> that way you would not have to alter the code at all.
> 
> 
> >
> > [default]
> > exten => 1002,1,Macro(vmanswer,1002)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The whole point of the vmanswer macro is to go to the voice mail main menu
> > automatically when calling from your own phone, otherwise it sends callers
> to
> > the voice mail system to leave a message. Perhaps there's a better way to
> do
> > this as well. If so, please let me know.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Paul
> >
> 
> Good Luck
> 
> Jason Kawakami
> www.optellabs.com
> 
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