[Asterisk-Users] SRV Lookups *ARRGH!*

[Philipp von Klitzing]

Dear Douglas!

> Asterisk is really pissing me off.
> Can someone tell me why this doesn't cause SRV lookups to be done on
> outbound calls: 

In general: If you are missing documentation then you are warmly invited 
to write and enhance the existing one (e.g. the Wiki) wherever you see 
fit. In particular you might want to edit this and add what you (and me) 
have learned:

   http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+SIP+srvlookup

> So... if I put the domain directly into the dial command an SRV lookup
> is done. If I reference it in sip.conf, an SRV lookup *IS NOT* done.
> WTF??? 

I did some work for you and searched bugs.digium.com for "srvlookup". And 
look at what I found:

  http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=1805
  http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=2081

Reading the bug notes you'll find that this is known - and probably even 
intended - behaviour. If you dislike it: File a bug report, write a 
patch, or find someone that's going to write it for you. Asterisk is an 
open source project, remember?

Cheers, Philipp