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

[Andrew Thompson]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Olle E. Johansson" <oej at edvina.net>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] mailbox= wrong context. was: Newbie - MWI


> 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

You are correct, the voicemail context and extension context have no implied
connections. I actually hadn't considered that as part of the equation since
I was expecting them to be the same in the most likely scenario.

It seems not logical (to me) for a peer to have a "context" (no mention of
what kind of context) and it's other attributes not inherit that.

Just as an aside, to make it absolutely clear, I have no problem with being
able to define an alternate context on an attribute-by-attribute basis:
mailbox=1234 at somewhere_else.

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