[asterisk-users] Blind Transfer Connected

[Kevin P. Fleming]

On 07/06/2011 04:44 PM, Alec Davis wrote:
>>> IMHO, blind tranfer definition is to NOT connect A and B back
>>
>> That is correct, and is why it's called a 'blind' transfer;
>> the transferring party does not know or care what happens to
>> the call after effecting the transfer.
>>
>
> That's not what users migrating from some legacy PBXs expect, our old
> Fujitsu essence will call back the transferrer if the call isn't answered.
> The good old 'hook flash', dial the extension, then hangup.

Well, that would have to be handled in the dialplan somehow, because 
Asterisk alone can't decide when a call is 'not answered'. However, 
writing such a dialplan would indeed be non-trivial :-)

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