[Asterisk-Users] Tie web application to VOIP

[Florian Overkamp]

Hi, 

> -----Original Message-----
> I want to tie my web application (built using .NET + MS SQL Server)
> into a VOIP service so that users can call each other.  I want them to
> interface with my application's username system.
> 
> On the receiving user's end, he can either receive the call using a
> VOIP phone, or windows application (like skype).
> 
> I would use Skype's API, but it appears I need to use their username
> system, and not my own.
> 
> My question is, what software/hardware solutions would I need to do
> this?  Any suggestions/feedback would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Btw, I was told that Asterisk + SER would do the trick.  However, I'm
> a newbie to the world of VOIP.  If someone can give me some
> tips/hints, it would be great.

Okay, lets cut it out with all the database and OS flamewars.

In general, and almost entirely independent of what database you are using,
you could do the following:

Have a linux machine with your VoIP setup (Asterisk would be my choice of
the moment) and create a cronjob on there that will check if the database
has modified entries (i.e. through the ODBC layer). If so, you create
(partial) configuration files that suit your needs and reload the asterisk
machine.

Only issue is: You will need to have cleartext passwords in your database. I
am aware this is a bad design issue, but the only workaround I can come up
with is not acceptable to me: If you can enforce md5 authentication on all
your users, you'd have enough with the md5 hash in the database.

Florian