[Asterisk-Users] mailbox= wrong context. was: Newbie - MWI

[Olle E. Johansson]

Jared Smith wrote:
> Comments below:
> 
> On Mon, 2004-01-05 at 07:10, Andrew Thompson wrote:
> 
>>Hmm... I was trying to seperate the mailbox= definition from the context
>>specifically named "default". IMHO, the implied(i.e. default) context for a
>>mailbox should be the context that's indicated for the device.
>>
>>Take the below grossly simplified sip definition:
>>
>>[sipphone1]
>>type=friend
>>host=dynamic
>>context=not_the_default
>>username=sipphone1
>>
>>The context for this device is "not_the_default". Now, If I assign a
>>voicemail MWI to it, like this:
>>
>>mailbox=1234
>>
>>* currently looks for this extension in the "default" context. I believe
>>this is incorrect. The "default" context should have been overridden by
>>"not_the_default" that's already been defined for that device.
> 
> 
> I think you're confusing the "extensions.conf" context with the
> "voicemail" context.  On the mailbox= line, you need to specify a
> voicemail context.  From what I understand, voicemail contexts are
> completely seperate from extensions.conf contexts.

Technically, yes. But from a user perspective, I feel defaulting to the same
context name, even if they are different things, is more logical than defaulting
to "default" if not specified.

What is considered logical, is of course very personal :-)

/O