[Asterisk-Users] re: external access to voicemail?

[Justin Newman]

> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 16:21:03 +0900
> From: "Mick Hastings" <mick_hastings at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] external access to voicemail?
>
> Hi all,
>
> I currently have a setup where my users dial in to a dedicated DID that
> sends them to VoiceMailMain(). this works fine except for the fact that
> nobody can remember the number! (they already have to remember the main
> number, their personal number, fax number and mobile number)
>
> What I would like to setup is a way of people checking there own voicemail
> by dialing there normal extension DID, waiting for it to go to VoiceMail()
> and then keying in a secret code (or maybe just * as they are required to
> enter a password later anyway) that switches them to VoiceMailMain() for
> checking their messages.
>
> Has anyone already done this? I know it is quite common on home answering
> machines.
>
> I guess its just a matter of checking for DTMF whilst playing back the
> unavailable message or something? Can this be done without being
integrated
> into the VoiceMail() code?
>
> cheers for all the help,
> Mick

In our setup, we allow the user to press "#" to access their voicemail
messages (voicemailmain)... if you need help,
email info at newmantelecom.com and we'll walk you through it.

Justin Newman
Newman Telecom, Inc.