[Asterisk-Users] IAX Passing Variables

[Alexander Lopez]

Use __ALERT_INFO and IAX...


> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Garstang
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 6:43 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] IAX Passing Variables
> 
> Well, this kinda sux.
> 
> We have three Asterisk servers. Phones register to a single, primary
> server.
> When a phone on one wants to reach a phone on another, we use DUNDi to
> discover the destination pbx and IAX to transfer the call to the other
> Asterisk box. This seems to be a fairly common practice amongst
Asterisk
> users, yes?
> 
> Well, what about setting variables before call placement? Say you want
to
> set the variable _ALERT_INFO, to have Polycom phones auto answer?
> Essentially the problem is that channel variables (with the exception
of
> caller id) are not passed from one Asterisk box to another with IAX.
How
> have people gotten around this?
> 
> Doug.
> 
> 
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