[asterisk-users] 20min waiting time

[Stephen Bosch]

Eric "ManxPower" Wieling wrote:
> Steve Totaro wrote:
>> OCOSA ListAcct wrote:
>>> I apologize if this question has already been answered / asked. I was 
>>> searching on Google and nothing I do will work. All that happens is that 
>>> the phones ring for 00:01:15 then voicemail kicks in.
>>>
>>> My goal here is to let the phones ring and ring until someone is not 
>>> busy. I think 20000 secs is long enough.
>>>
>>> Here is how the dial plan is setup
>>>
>>> exten=>5,1,StartMusicOnHold
>>> exten=>5,2,Dial(SIP/support&SIP/support2,20000,tr)
>>> exten=>5,3,VoiceMail(455 at mailbox)
>>> exten=>5,4,PlayBack(vm-goodbye)
>>> exten=>5,5,HangUp()
>>> exten=>1222,1,VoiceMailMain(455 at mailbox)
>>>
>>> Any help is appreciated....
>>>
>>> Otis
>>>
>>>   
>> Easiest way to solve your problem is to implement a support queue.
> 
> Queues in Asterisk are horrid little creatures.
> 
> Many SIP phones and ITSPs will disconnect the call if the destination 
> rings for a long time.
> 
> Put an Answer as your first priority, this should fix your problem.

Couldn't one change the default timeout so that Dial() will ring for
20000 seconds? Or will that have all kinds of other undesirable side
effects?

-Stephen-