[Asterisk-Users] telephony that "just works"

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Mon, Oct 10, 2005 at 01:28:17PM +0200, lenz wrote:
> 
> Hello list,
> I am looking for a way to have multiple remote Windows users download a  
> package and get connected to *. My idea would be that they run a simple  
> app, it connects without any setting to an * box (maybe via IAX) and then  
> people press a button to talk. It would be okay if they had to enter a  
> username and password, but not more than that.

Using IAX to register to a server and call through it would "just work".

This still would not handle instant-messaging.

> 
> Looking for such software, I keep finding how much easier for a  
> non-technical end-user is to download skype and have it running than  
> downloading a softphone, creating an account, configuring the softphone  
> and then dialing the required number. Having a way to use skype as a  
> terminal would be nice, but I fear it's impossible by now (see  
> http://www.skypejournal.com/blog/archives/2005/03/skype_strategy.php ).
> 
> So, anybody has experience of something that could be used, repackaged,  
> modified or you-know-what that could be helpful in this case? And don't  
> you think a IAX intercom could be somehow useful? :-)

iaxcomm is a start. Not the best in terms of usability, but a start. You
could hard-wire the server and make the accounts setup dialog a bit
firendlier.

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