[Asterisk-Users] e164.org

[Simon Dorfman]

So I just saw this VoIP-centric article at slashdot
(http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/05/22/1840220) which mentions
e164.org.  It's a "non-profit public DNS root designed to map phone numbers
to Internet protocols."  Is anyone on this list actually using this?

They have asterisk config instructions:
http://www.e164.org/config.php

I wonder if someone can help me understand this.  Let's say I configure my
asterisk box to use e164 and then I try to call a phone number in Germany.
I'm in the U.S.A.  So if the number I'm calling in Germany is registered in
e164's dns, would my call be routed directly via their voip provider?  Or
directly to their asterisk box?  And would it be free?

If that's the case, it sounds kind of cool, but probably won't be much use
until lots of people sign up.

Any explanation appreciated.  Thanks.

Simon in New Orleans

P.S.- Yes, I did read their FAQ.
http://wiki.e164.org/moin.cgi/FrequentlyAskedQuestions