On a wireless device, yes, bad idea. A regular style home phone, that doesn't need a full PBX, would need answering machine type features.
Also, if you want to take the phone company out of the equation or third-parties out of the equation, you need this capability. -Ken Shaw... On Thu, 2004-09-23 at 14:22, Daniel Pocock wrote: > but why not VoiceMail Features? > > > > >I can see using core Asterisk functionality in a softphone, like a cross > >platfom / cross protocol "iCrossterisk". > > > >But a whole cluster of iPaqs running voicemail kind of things, I'm not > >sure I see the point in that. > > > > > > > > The whole concept of voicemail is that it is available even when the > user is not reachable. Voicemail services should normally run on core > network servers with high uptime and plenty of connectivity. Otherwise, > how is a caller going to leave a message when the ipaq is out of range > or suffering from a flat battery? > > Technically it is feasible, but in practical terms it's a bit like a > solar powered flashlight. > > On the other hand, it may be quite legitimate for the user to be able to > download their voicemail into a local cache for future reference, and to > reduce the hard disk space used in the central server environment. > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Dev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-dev > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-dev > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-dev To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-dev
