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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This post spurred off of the comment of Michael Collins on
the Asterisk with PABX thread. I am going to post the relevant information
here:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>“I started w/ AAH,
then went back and learned the dialplan apps, scripting, etc. For some guys
like me, it's easier to start with a working (if limited) system, and then
tinker with it, break it, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>After breaking a few systems
I then went back and did a vanilla install to learn some more. I ended up
settling on a compromise: I load Trixbox and then make a bunch of manual mods.
I get the best of both worlds - a system that has all of the prereqs loaded for
me, plus a GUI for stuff that I don't want to do a cmd line and also the power
and flexibility of hand-editing my .conf files to get exactly what I want out
of the dialplan.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>For those wondering how to
get started, I can highly recommend STARTING with Trixbox, but definitely don't
STOP with Trixbox. After you play with a pre-installed, working system, go out
and get your hands dirty on a plain install. You'll be better off for it in
the long run. Having both GUI and cmd line experience will make you a
well-rounded Asterisk user.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-MC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I started w/ AAH, then went
back and learned the dialplan apps, scripting, etc. For some guys like me,
it's easier to start with a working (if limited) system, and then tinker with
it, break it, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>After breaking a few systems
I then went back and did a vanilla install to learn some more. I ended up
settling on a compromise: I load Trixbox and then make a bunch of manual mods.
I get the best of both worlds - a system that has all of the prereqs loaded for
me, plus a GUI for stuff that I don't want to do a cmd line and also the power
and flexibility of hand-editing my .conf files to get exactly what I want out
of the dialplan.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>For those wondering how to
get started, I can highly recommend STARTING with Trixbox, but definitely don't
STOP with Trixbox. After you play with a pre-installed, working system, go out
and get your hands dirty on a plain install. You'll be better off for it in
the long run. Having both GUI and cmd line experience will make you a
well-rounded Asterisk user.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-MC”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My question to everyone is this…..This is where I am
at now. I have been using FreePBX for about a year, after moving from A@H. I am
starting to need some manual changes and modules. My question is can anyone
point me in a direction on how to learn how to create these. I read the O’Riley
book and thumbed though some of the others, although I plan on reading them all
the way through as time permits. I guess my question is where do I add these
things. I would still like to use FreePBX because it just saves a ton of coding
but I want to add my own things too. Do I put them in the *_additional configs
(which appear to be written over by freePBX), the .conf files or the
features.conf? Any web links with beginner how to’s or more info on this
would be appreciated as well!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I didn’t want to cross post ;)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Curt<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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