[asterisk-users] Hint extension issue - bug?

[John Novack]

Andrew Kohlsmith wrote:
> <snip>
> This is broken behaviour.
>
> I don't know why we have the distinction of users and peers in the first place.  A single entry with something along the line of "calltype" taking "incoming", "outgoing" or "both" would be far clearer and eliminate all this inconsistency.  
>   
This is standard telephony nomenclature.
Makes much more sense, even to the newbe, than the way it is now.
This is just one of many side effects from the original design not 
learning from the industry


> Call-limiting not working with users is just as dumb an idea as users not being able to trunk calls in iax2.  They're artificial boundaries set up for no reason other than to force a distinction between the two types of entries.  
> Eliminate all the crap and let me use the damn PBX how I want; that's one of the biggest features of Asterisk.  Stop trying to protect me for my own good.  
> Document the shit, make it consistent and let the community support the clueless.  
>   
With consistency and documentation, even the clueless will need less 
support!

JMO

John Novack