[Asterisk-Users] Why use 'Answer'?

[Rich Adamson]

That's an answer to the wrong question. See example below. 
Rephrased: Why do folks think they have to use Answer in the sequence
when Playback (etc) is _not_ used?

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> There's a wiki tip that suggests you always put answer and even wait
> before playback, cause asterisk can pickup a milisec after you've
> finished dialing, unlike legacy PBXs that always ring at least once.
> Take a look at
> http://voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+tips+answer-before-playback
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Why is it that newcomers always feel like inserting 'Answer' is a
> > necessary step in their extension.conf entries?
> > 
> > >[voiptalk.org]
> > >;forwards any calls starting with an "8" thru voiptalk.org
> > >exten => _8.,1,Answer
> > >exten => _8.,3,SetCIDNum(55555555)
> > >exten => _8.,4,SetCIDName(My Name And Surname)
> > >exten => _8.,5,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:1}@voiptalk.org,,g)
> > >exten => _8.,6,HangUp
> > 
> > I fully understand that incoming pstn calls have to be answered (in
> > most cases) before executing a Playback(invalid) type statement. But
> > there must be some examples, documentation, or somthing that is
> > suggesting to newcomers that all sequences have to start with an
> Answer.
> > 
> > 
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