[Asterisk-Users] dialplan question - how to dial an * extension to get an outbound dialtone?

[Peter Svensson]

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005, Justin Richards wrote:

> I currently have a dialplan set up to let me dial a specific
> extension, authenticate the user, then have * dial a hard
> coded/programmed overseas number.  What I would like to do is set up
> my dialplan to have an extension that offers up an outbound dialtone
> allowing the authenticated user to dial their own number (be it
> overseas, local etc).  Can someone point me in the right direction
> with an example?  I'm assuming I need to use a variable but its not
> clicking in my head yet how to actually read the incoming digits into
> said variable. Thank you very much for your time!

Look at the application "DISA". It may be just what youa re looking for.

Peter