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embed'><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>Could someone please tell me what is the relative "cost" in
using conf files oppose to the <span class=SpellE>astdb</span>? Basically I
need to match a name to a phone number in order to have all users registered by
name and not by number (which I understood is not a good practice). I have 2000
users and a complex dial-plan and server resources become an issue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>I could implement this via a context in my <span class=SpellE>extensions.conf</span>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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embed'><span class=SpellE><span class=GramE><font size=3
face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>exten</span></font></span></span><font
face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> => <number>,1,Dial(SIP/<name>) ;
obviously I would need to hard-code this for every extension<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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embed'><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>- <span class=GramE>or</span> I could do it via <span class=SpellE>astdb</span>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><span class=SpellE><span class=GramE><font size=3
face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>exten</span></font></span></span><font
face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> => _XXX,1,Dial(SIP/${DB(Names/${EXTEN})}) <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>Which method would consume fewer resources (put aside other pro's & <span
class=GramE>con's</span>)?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>Is there any better way of implementing this?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>Would 'hints' help me out here? If yes, I would appreciate a detailed
explanation how to use it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Harel</span></font></span><font
face="Baskerville Old Face"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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