[asterisk-users] RFE idea for VM application

[Phil Daws]

----- Original Message -----
> The RFE was to fix Asterisk, not the user who can't be taught.  If
> the
> recipient can't/won't answer their phone and can't/won't read their
> email,
> they are beyond help.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of A J
> Stiles
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 9:54 AM
> To: Phil Daws; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial
> Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] RFE idea for VM application
> 
> On Tuesday 24 January 2012, Phil Daws wrote:
> > This is in version 1.8 and 10.0 from what I can see. The problem is
> > not that the caller is unaware of the recipients mailbox being
> > full,
> > as they do hear the message, but it is the recipient whom may be
> > completely unaware. If a more verbose warning message was written
> > out
> > we could at least alert the user to the issue. They could then
> > perform
> > some timely and necessary mailbox clean up:)
> 
> Ah, but what you have here is a classic "break glass to release
> hammer"
> situation.  The intended recipient doesn't know that their voicemail
> box is
> full; but, evidently from the fact that they are accruing voicemails
> at all,
> they must, for some unspecified reason, not be contactable by
> telephone!
> 
> All you can do in that situation is mention in your "mailbox full"
> message
> an alternative means of contacting the intended recipient .....
> 
> --
> AJS
> 

See my follow up email as they are reading the emails; just not deleting them :)
-- 
Thanks, Phil