[asterisk-users] why doesn't "s" accept incoming call

[Eric Wieling]

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> sean darcy
> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 2:18 PM
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> Subject: [asterisk-users] why doesn't "s" accept incoming call
>
> Call from 'sip' to extension '+1xxxyyyzzzz' rejected because
> extension
> not found in context 'out'.
>
> But
> [out]
> exten => s,1,NoOp( this is the extension: ${EXTEN})
> exten => s,n,Answer()
> exten => s,n(weasels),PlayBack(weasels-eaten-phonesys)
> ........
>
> If I set "s" to "_." it works.
>
> Shouldn't "s" work here? Is it because the extension includes a "+"?

"s" is NOT a wildcard.  "s" matches "empty extension", it does not match "all extensions".

"s" is seldom used except in macros and with FXO ports (analog or CAS)