[asterisk-users] The "o" dial option

[Matt Florell]

Hello,

This changed years ago, and originally it was the 'p' dial option(for
"preserve" CallerID). The reason we are told for the change was for
calls being transferred within a company that originated on outside
lines, so that you would know who the transfer was coming from.  I
didn't understand it either, but there it is.

MATT---

On 9/14/09, John A. Sullivan III <jsullivan at opensourcedevel.com> wrote:
> Hello, all.  I see there is an "o" option for the Dial() command which
>  reverts to the previous behavior of using the original callerid
>  throughout the call - I suppose more specifically, using the callerid
>  from leg 1 for leg 2 in B2BUA if I understand it correctly.
>
>  That seems to be highly desirable behavior; I know we are seeing some
>  problems with call history and call forwarding because of the default
>  use of callerid.  However I'm assuming it was changed to the current
>  behavior for a good reason.  Before we revert to the old behavior, I'd
>  like to ask, "why was it changed?" What problems arose from the old
>  behavior that provoked the change? Thanks - John
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