I think you almost have it. In your vmfwd context have a wildcard match that sends the caller back to the originating voicemail and then define specific extensions that are allowed to forward.
[vmfwd] exten => _XXXX,1,Voicemail(box@context,option) same => n,Hangup ; Andrew Ruthven exten => 7231,1,Set(CALLERID(number)=yyy) same => n,Goto(pstn,xxx,1) On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Andrew Ruthven < andrew.ruth...@catalyst.net.nz> wrote: > Hey, > > I have free calling to between DDIs and cellphones on our group plan. I > figure it'd be nice to allow staff with those cellphones to be able to > forward callers to their VoiceMail to their cellphones using the * > feature. > > I have a standard extension macro that has VoiceMail support. > So far I've done this by duplicating the standard extension macro, and > adding this rule (where ARG1 is the extension): > > exten => a,1,Goto(vmfwd,${ARG1},1) > > Then in the vmfwd context I have rules like this (I need to set the > CALLERID(number) so our SIP provider accepts the call): > > ; Andrew Ruthven > exten => 7231,1,Set(CALLERID(number)=yyy) > exten => 7231,n,Goto(pstn,xxx,1) > > Which is working nicely. But, I thought, can I simplify this and just > have one macro? > > So I've tried doing the following to fold it into my standard extension > macro: > > 1) Tried using a/_7231 but that didn't match (well, it was worth a try) > 2) exten => a,1,Goto(vmfwd,${ARG1},1) works for calls to my extension, > but if I disable the 7231 rules in vmfwd, I get: > > [2016-07-22 09:01:07.691] WARNING[11488][C-00000420]: pbx.c:6646 > __ast_pbx_run: Channel 'SIP/192.168.43.254-0000005a' sent to invalid > extension but no invalid handler: context,exten,priority=vmfwd,7231,1 > > and the call hangs up, not a very nice user experience. > > The second option could work, as long as the user lands back into > VoiceMail if there is no valid extension. I thought about using GoSub, > but how do I get the caller back into VoiceMail? > > I've done a bunch of searching for this, but haven't found any general > solutions. Is it possible to do what I'm trying to achieve, or is there > a better approach? > > This is Asterisk 11.13. > > Cheers, > Andrew > > -- > > Andrew Ruthven, Wellington, New Zealand > MIITP, CITPNZ > > At work: andrew.ruth...@catalyst.net.nz > At home: and...@etc.gen.nz > Card : http://qr.catalyst.net.nz/907675e1 > Cloud : NZs only real cloud - https://catalyst.net.nz/cloud > GPG fpr: C603 FC4E 600F 1CEC D1C8 D97C 4B53 D931 E4D3 E863 > LCA2016: LCA By the Bay, Geelong, AU - lca2016.linux.org > > > > > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. ---Heinlein
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