[asterisk-users] fromstring in voicemail.conf

[Matthew Jordan]

----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Todd Routhier" <fonemasta at gmail.com>
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 11:32:31 AM
> Subject: [asterisk-users] fromstring in voicemail.conf

> I have attempted to set the fromstring option on a per context basis
> in voicemail.conf but it doesn't seem to work. I would like to
> somehow either set this based on context, number dialed into or some
> other way.

When you say per context basis, are you talking about multiple contexts for voicemail users?  Or multiple voicemail settings contexts?  app_voicemail only reads global settings from a single context - [general].  Hence, global settings are only defined in that context.  I'm assuming by "fromstring" you mean the setting "email".

> Would it be possible to set this option in the general section to a
> channel variable, then set the variable as the call is on the way
> in?

What would that buy you?  app_voicemail does not expect to read its application specific settings from a channel variable.

> Any other way?

Yes.

> OR am I just stuck with one single fromstring for all voice mails
> forever?

No.  Each mailbox you define in voicemail.conf (or alternatively, users.conf) can override settings that were set in the [global] settings context.  This includes email, emailbody, and emailsubject (at least in versions 1.8 and greater). 

> Also, does anyone know where I can find a list of options that are
> definable at the context level in voicemail.conf? I have searched
> for this quite a bit but no luck so far. I now the obvious ones like
> time zone etc..

http://ofps.oreilly.com/titles/9780596517342/asterisk-Voicemail.html

> Hmm, I am wondering now if I can set it on email mailbox. Instead of
> one time in the context. Trying that now.

> Thanks in advance!