[asterisk-users] Make Asterisk server initiate a Call

[BJ Weschke]

On 8/28/06, Mohamed A. Gombolaty <mgombolaty at noorgroup.net> wrote:
>  Dear All,
>
> We need to do the following crazy scenario which is really stupid but wanted
> :-((,  I need to make the sip server initiate a call on zap channels and
> once the phone answers, it should play an IVR and according to the choice of
> the called he will be moved to other extensions, we plan to make an e-mail
> to trigger that call but I only need to know what commands be used to make
> the server initiate a call ?
>
> I have found some people saying they have done something of this sort but no
> specific details on configuration, and some talk about a problem in making
> sure if the call is answered on the other side or not,  your help will be
> very much appreciated.
>

 You can do this with .call files or the Manager Originate action. If
you're going to do this in volume on a particular server, you'll
likely want to use the Manager Originate action vs. the .call file.

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