[asterisk-users] Can a duration limit be specified in spool call file?

[Bruce B]

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Tilghman Lesher <tilghman at meg.abyt.es>wrote:

> On Friday 28 January 2011 18:27:15 Bruce B wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I don't see any parameter for limiting duration of a call in the .call
> > file for Asterisk spool outgoing directory.
> >
> > I'd rather not use a MeetMe to drop the call in a conference room and to
> > then limit the call duration as that complicates things unnecessarily.
> >
> > I am wondering if there is anything else I can do or if the "Channel"
> > parameter take call duration like the "DIAL" parameter?
>
> No, but you can specify a Local channel as the channel in the call file and
> then set a TIMEOUT(absolute) for the call, before you Dial() the actual
> channel you want to use.  Keep in mind that the actual channel could be
> specified by a Set variable in the callfile.
>
> --
> Tilghman
>
> Can you you please explain the Local Channel concept. I am not sure what
should be the Channel line:

Channel: xxx/yyy/zzzz

Thanks for the input.
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