Sounds like * would be perfect for me to start with a PRI and a few hundred numbers to create a standalone voicemail system. Can I assume that individual mailboxes can be identified by the DNIS information passed in from the switch? Can I also assume that voicemail can be stored on the server or delivered to the recipient via email?
What type of hardware would be needed to support a VM-only system that can scale up to 4 PRI or so? -- Troy Settle Pulaski Networks http://www.psknet.com 540.994.4254 ~ 866.477.5638 Pulaski Chamber 2002 Small Business Of The Year > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Todd > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk as a stand alone voice > mail server > > > > The downside right now to using Asterisk as a VM server is that there > is no "easy" way to get message waiting indications back into your > upstream PBX platform so that message waiting lights work as > expected. I posted the spec for SMDI (Bellcore spec TSR-TSY-000283) > on the 13th of last month > (http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-dev/2003-June/0008 > 84.html) > if anyone wants to take up the flag and start writing code. I see > that SMDI is supported by Cisco Call Manager (at least, in >v3.0 that > I've found) but I don't know if they support it _inbound_ and if it's > TCP or serial or what. I have not done any research on Cisco's > implementation. It does not appear that writing an SMDI interface > for Asterisk would be of great difficulty, so if Cisco supports the > standard, it would be a day or two of work by a clever programmer to > get a module together. > > Other than that "gotcha", Asterisk works quite well as a voicemail > server. There are some quirks to the existing Voicemail and > Voicemail2 applications, but if you find bugs they are (usually) > fixed quickly. Shortly, the envelope functions should be in place > which are the last remaining pieces that are "basic" functionality > that is expected to work in a voicemail system but is currently > missing. ("Message one received at three fifty two pm july tenth") > I would strongly suggest that your VM access be via IP or PRI > channels; using analog channels is certainly possible, but not > desirable if you have other options. > > > >I'm sure asterisk would make a great stand alone voice mail server. > >Basically I want to get rid of our voice mail system and > replace it with > >*, but the problem is we use a cisco cluster with skinny > clients. So I > >was thinking the way to contact a * server, would be through > our 3640. > >But so far any attempt has failed. I am wondering if anyone has done > >something similar. Just want to verify the idea is sound. > Please keep in > >mind I just heard of * a few days ago and don't know much about it. > >Though it seems pretty easy to use. At least configuring a couple > >clients was not that tough. Thanks to John Todd for his easy > to follow > >guide at www.onlamp.com. > > Yer welcome. > > >Anyone with something similar? if so some info on what you did would > >help a lot. > > > >Thanks all, > > > >Ron E. > > > JT > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
