[Asterisk-Users] What do the Queue timeouts really mean?

[Douglas Garstang]

Rather than continue to go in circles with queues, I'll ask upfront.

What exactly does the timeout option in queues.conf specify? The docs contradict themselves on the meaning. What exactly does the timeout option passed to Queue()? Docs are flaky there also.

I have a BIZARRE situation where I'm transferring a call from one box to another with IAX where the call is handled by Queue(). When I set timeout= in queues conf, the queue terminates at this timeout period and sends CHANUNAVAIL back to the calling server, eventhough the call was already accepted, and was picked up by Queue().

When I set timeout to something, each agent rings for 15s. Where is that coming from? I don't have it in Queue(), in the Dial callback, or in queues.conf. 

This is REALLY confusing.

Doug.