[Asterisk-Users] Conference and transfer

[Rana Dutt]

Two newbie questions:

1) Does Asterisk support a consulting transfer? E.g., call comes in, Mary
answers, Mary presses Transfer and dials Joe, verifies that Joe answers and
informs him who is calling, and then presses Transfer to complete the
transfer?

2) How does one set up a 3-party conference? With a traditional phone
system, you press the Conference button on the phone, dial the 3rd party,
and press Conference again. This doesn't seem to work with Asterisk.

Thanks,

-Ron