[Asterisk-Users] New to Asterisk - 2 question

[asterisk at layer7.com.au]

Hi All,

I'm new to asterisk, and so far have yet to get past running the server up
on a test PC.
I have 2 Cisco 7960 phones to play with, both upgraded to the latest SIP
image (7.1)

I'd like to do 2 things, and hope that someone can point me to some simple
documentation, example configs or other resources to get started:

1) A simple 1x1 setup, using the handsets described above, just to let me
"tinker" and get an understanding of how Asterisk works.

2) A standalone voicemail server setup - Is it possible to use Asterisk just
as a voicemail server ? If so, once again, any pointers to config examples
etc would be appreciated.


Thanks,

TH