[Asterisk-Users] Help with extensions

[Steve Blair]

 You read my mind. I was about to compose a response asking
why you'd strip digits when this message arrived.

Thanks.

David J Carter wrote:

>Steve,
>
>Sorry bum information. Line 2 should read: -
>
>exten => s,2,VoiceMail2(${EXTEN})
>
>Don't need to strip the first digit as this is either u or b already,
>(Unobtainable or Busy).
>
>Regards
>
>Dave
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of David J
>Carter
>Sent: 06 February 2005 12:30
>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Help with extensions
>
>
>Steve,
>
>I haven't tried this but can't you do something like.
>
>[from-proxy]
>exten => s,1,Answer
>exten => s,2,VoiceMail2(${EXTEN:1})
>exten => 3,3,Hangup
>
>Regards
>
>Dave
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Steve Blair
>Sent: 06 February 2005 12:14
>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Help with extensions
>
>
>
>Hello:
>
>   I'd like some help with defining extension rules. I want calls arriving
>at Asterisk from my SIP proxy to be sent directly to voicemail. I'd
>also like the appropriate greeting played when the call gets to
>voicemail.
>
>   My proxy prefixes the extension with a "u" or "b" based on
>SIP response codes before relaying to Asterisk. So when the
>call arrives it is in the format [u|b][3|6|7|8]<four more digits>
>
>   If I hard code the following rules then calls get forwarded
>as expected.
>     exten => u67501,1,VoiceMail2(${EXTEN})
>     exten => #,2,Hangup
>
>   However to save on typing I'd like a general rule. I've tried
>the following but Asterisk cannot find the extension with this
>set of rules. Can someone explain how what I want can be
>accomplished?
>
>    exten => _[ub][3678].,2,VoiceMail2(${EXTEN})
>    exten => #,2,Hangup
>
>Thanks
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