[asterisk-users] permit/deny in sip.conf iax.conf

[Steve Edwards]

> Steve Edwards wrote:
>
>> It may not be as intended, but from a "user" standpoint, it seems 
>> logical and convenient to establish "policy" in [general] and make 
>> exceptions in the entities as needed.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2010, Kevin P. Fleming wrote:

> Right... for when you have one policy. When you have two policies, each 
> that apply to a dozen or more entries in the config file, then it really 
> doesn't help, it harms. Templates solve that problem completely, because 
> each policy can be its own (named!) template, and they can be combined. 
> Since templates are also very easy to use for the single policy case, 
> they are a better solution to teach people (and they're also easier to 
> implement in the configuration code of the module).
>
> In other modules created since chan_sip, we've intentionally avoided 
> this problem, and you'll note that in nearly every other module, the 
> [general] section is exactly that; general settings for the module, and 
> not defaults.

OK. You win :)

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