[asterisk-users] Limit to the length of string ?

[Gordon Henderson]

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Drew Gibson wrote:

> Gordon Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Tilghman Lesher wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Tuesday 26 August 2008 06:49:54 Gordon Henderson wrote:
>>>
>>>> A-Ha... That string is 256 characters long... Now there's a fishy number
>>>> if ever there was one.
>>>>
>>>> So, if this a real limitation? This is 1.2.30 if that makes a
>>>> difference...
>>>>
>>>> Did this limit go away in 1.4 ?
>>>>
>>> Yes, it did.
>>>
>>
>> OK. Thanks.
>>
>> Now I guess I have to play the 1.4 lottery :)
>>
>> (or will it get "fixed" in 1.2.31 ;-)
>
> Is there a maximum string length for use with the legacy interface
> chan_string?
> Does it depend on the type of cup used? Does styrofoam give better range
> than paper?

You need a layer one technology interface that's firm enough to stop the 
string being pulled out, (via a washer/knot interface) yet flexible enough 
to pickup vibrations and transfer them down the layer 2 technology... 
(Good parcel string)

In tests, with Heinz Baked bean tins, we found they worked very well over 
distances of several metres...

Gordon