[Asterisk-Users] Why should I answer a Newbie question, there thick!

[Dave Cotton]

On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 09:38 +0000, BCS Support wrote:
> It would be nice just for once to actually use a mailing list with people
> who are a little more sympathetic to the fact that your not a rocket
> scentist or molecular biologist and that you might actually need some
> help,
> without being made to feel like your completely useless and should be
> cleaning toilets for a living.

> Yes I have spent hours researching on Google, but what may take me 3 days
> to workout, wading through pages of out of date information, can normally
> be answered by some with a little experience in seconds.

As can be seen from below your questions were answered as deeply as
could be from the information you supplied. As others have said before
general questions get general answers.

Question
 
> Incomming Lines
> ISDN 2 Channel From BT (yes im in the UK)
> (Do I need some type of ISDN Interface Card?)

Answer

Yes


Question

> Extensions
> 10 Users require
> (Can I use a computer to answer and field calls?)

Answer

Yes 

Question 

> VOIP Phone Numbers
> Do we need to register some type of VIOP telephone number?
> (are there differnt standards or are the VOIP number accessable by
all?)

Answer - any other answer would have required a web site on its own.

Do some more reading.

Question

> Cost
> What is an average Hardware cost for this type of system?

Answer

See price list of those who do supply this type of system.

How do you work out a hardware cost from such a general spec?

As you yourself said lists are to help people but _you_ need to help
them help you. Bitching when they _do_ answer your general questions is
not the way to get help.

-- 
Dave Cotton <dcotton at linuxautrement.com>