[asterisk-users] Voicemail Alert

[Matt Riddell]

On 8/05/2009 2:10 a.m., Steve Howes wrote:
> On 7 May 2009, at 15:04, Cary Fitch wrote:
>> Can any one suggest a little code to either ring a cell phone when a
>> new VM
>> message is recorded, or send a text message?
>>
>> Basically outside sales people want to know they have a new message,
>> but
>> don't want to be interrupted to take a forwarded call.
>>
>> While a message by message notice would be nice, even just a single
>> notice
>> on the first message would be an alert to call for messages.
>>
>> Basically, a call from their own number would be the clue that there
>> is a
>> voicemail waiting.
>
> Make a cron job to check if /var/spool/asterisk/default/extensionhere/
> msg000.txt exists and create a .call file. Its fairly trivial to do,
> but I can't give the exact config because it was written at work...
> Alternatively there are email->text services you could use from the
> email voicemail alerting in asterisk..

I'd actually recommend one of two options:

1) Incron - runs a script when a directory changes:

http://inotify.aiken.cz/?section=incron&page=why&lang=en

2) voicemail.conf's externotify (or similar) setting

-- 
Kind Regards,

Matt Riddell
Director
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