[Asterisk-Users] asterisk.conf question

[Leif Neland]

> Adrian A wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know what exactly the option
>> transmit_silence_during_record in asterisk.conf does? Is this useful
>> for voicemail recording?
>
> Could the option be named any more explicitly? It does _exactly_ what
> it says it does.

Some providers terminate the connection if nothing is transmitted for x 
seconds.
If asterisk sends nothing while the caller speaks his message, the provider 
might terminate the call.
So asterisk can transmit silence (which is not "nothing") during record.

Similarly you might have to say "yes dear" regularly to avoid having the 
connection terminated while talking to your SO. :-)

Leif