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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>That would be a qualified yes. The
problem you will face is this; Say you want to do 1000 calls and you have 25
lines you can use. If you dump all 1000 calls into
/var/spool/asterisk/outgoing at once, asterisk will try to process all 1000 at
once, which will lead to some problems. The way to accommodate this is to “plan”
your calls in such a way as they can process in groups. Let’s say that you
expect each automated call to take 3 minutes. You could set up a job to
release 25 files every 3 minutes to /v/s/a/o and would mostly be running well.
Of course some calls will last longer and some shorter, but pbx_spool will take
care of that easily as long as the load isn’t too great. You could even do
30-35 calls to account for hangups, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Sanjoy Rath<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 25, 2009
11:23 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Asterisk-Users<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [asterisk-users]
Asterisk Autodialer</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Thanks so much for your response. I have used call files
to autodial too. Can this be used for large volume calls? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>From: danny@debsinc.com<br>
To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com<br>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:07:04 -0500<br>
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk Autodialer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Here is my .02; There are basically
(but not only) two ways to “auto-dial” from asterisk. You can use Asterisk
Manager or create a set of call files to use the pbx_spool function. I’m
more familiar with the latter. If you “dump” a set of call files,
Asterisk will try to do them all at once and respool them until it can satisfy
the request. You can “help” by touching the files with a future date so *
will try to process them more smoothly. There is a reasonably nice PERL
module called Asterisk::Outgoing, but you’ll have to tweak it to use the time
functionality.</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Sanjoy Rath<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 25, 2009
10:48 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Asterisk-Users<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [asterisk-users]
Asterisk Autodialer</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Alex,<br>
<br>
You are right. My questions are probably wide open. I probably would
have more specific. Any help I get would be great; if not I will figure it out
myself :).<br>
<br>
Steve, Geraint - It was kind of you both to respond back. Thanks guys for
your response. :)<br>
<br>
I am dCAP trained but just like anything else you do not get
everything/anything you want from there.<br>
<br>
Anyways I checked VOIP-info.org the information there was pretty basic. I was
trying to get some more insight to this autodialer stuff. If there is something
I can take leverage of that will be great (because I do not want reinvent the
wheel) or else (as sadi before) I will figure out. <br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Sanjoy.<br>
<br>
> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:24:36 -0400<br>
> From: abalashov@evaristesys.com<br>
> To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com<br>
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk Autodialer<br>
> <br>
> If you don't see why you are getting replies of this colour, you must <br>
> have an ingrained inability to understand what does and does not <br>
> constitute a question of a manageable scope. It must be sufficiently <br>
> narrow and specific in order to be realistically addressable in this <br>
> forum.<br>
> <br>
> You can't just say, "Teach me everything there is to know about <br>
> automatic dialers." Nobody's going to do that.<br>
> <br>
> Sanjoy Rath wrote:<br>
> <br>
> > Thanks Steve for helpful reply. <br>
> > <br>
> > Cheers,<br>
> > SR.<br>
> > <br>
> >
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> > Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:26:37 -0400<br>
> > From: stotaro@first-notification.com<br>
> > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com<br>
> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk Autodialer<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Sanjoy Rath
<sanjoy_rath@hotmail.com <br>
> > <mailto:sanjoy_rath@hotmail.com>> wrote:<br>
> > <br>
> > Hello,<br>
> > <br>
> > I am developing an asterisk autodialer. I am looking for the<br>
> > following information:<br>
> > <br>
> > 1. Detailed Configuration Documentation for Asterisk Autodialer<br>
> > 2. Volume Testing Strategy<br>
> > 3. Lessons Learnt from past Asterisk Autodialer configuration<br>
> > 4. What are the different asterisk autodialer functionality that<br>
> > have been implemented<br>
> > <br>
> > Your response will be appreciated.<br>
> > <br>
> > Thanks,<br>
> > Sanjoy.<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > How are you developing anything when you are asking for not just tips
<br>
> > but EVERYTHING!<br>
> > <br>
> > Hire a consultant or go to that nerdvittles article.<br>
> > <br>
> > -- <br>
> > Thanks,<br>
> > Steve Totaro<br>
> > +18887771888 (Toll Free)<br>
> > +12409381212 (Cell)<br>
> > +12024369784 (Skype)<br>
> > <br>
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