[asterisk-users] followme forking/parallel dialing breaks when 1 sip device unreachable

[Richard Mudgett]

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> Summary:
> 
> 
> I need to be able to ring multiple numbers in followme.conf at the
> same time, even if one of the SIP extensions is unreachable.
> This works in 1.4.8 but not in 1.8, just barfs and sends to voice
> mail instead of ringing the other 2 extensions on the same line in
> the followme.conf
> 
> 
> See more details below.
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> 
> I decided to mess around with followme and it actually suits my needs
> quit well. I want to know what number the caller called into when my
> cell phone rings, then decide if I want to answer it by pressing 1
> or not. Also helps with making sure voicemail is only left on my
> Asterisk voicemail instead of my cell phone voice mail.
> 
> 
> So, I set up followme on Asterisk 1.4.8 something like this and it
> worked great:
> 
> 
> from my followme.conf:
> number=>207&206&5554441212,28
> 
> 
> Problem is after moving this same config to my new 1.8 box the call
> fails and goes to voice mail if either of the two sip extensions are
> unreachable.
> 
> 
> So, let me explain further...
> 
> 
> If both SIP/207 and SIP/206 are up and running and accessible to
> receive the call then all goes well, if one of them is down for some
> reason then none of the 3 extensions ring and it just goes to voice
> mail. This stinks because I lose all calls to voice mail if for
> example my Internet connection goes down at home (207). Wouldn't
> this be the time you really want your other phones to ring?
> 
> 
> I thought about doing something like this:
> number=>207&206&5554441212,28
> number=>207&5554441212,28
> 
> 
> In case say 206 fails but when 206 is up, they will be on hold for
> almost a minute before going to voice mail if I don't answer.
> 
> 
> I know there are other solutions outside followme but this worked in
> 1.4.8 and I have to think it should work in 1.8. Just not sure what
> I am missing.
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.

This may work now after I fixed this issue last week on SVN v1.8:
https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-17557

Do you get "Extension '%s@%s' doesn't exist\n" error messages?

Richard