> There is a C Library function that will return a unique > file name. (see man mkstemp) > That's the best way to go. It is generally a > bad design to encode any information in a file name. Better to > simply use the file's date/time stamp to order the messages.
I was speaking with tclark on IRC about this this past weekend. What is wrong with using Maildir/ type interfaces for voicemail? Maildir is a very straightforward, scalable and distributable way of storing things like email (and voicemail). Each mailbox has this format: ./ tmp/ cur/ new/ When a new voicemail is created, you mkstemp in tmp/ and create the file. Once it's done, you mv it to /new. When it's listened to or otherwise accessed, it's mv'd to cur where it stays until deletion. So to recap: create and manipulate in tmp/, move to new/ once done. When no longer new, move to cur/ and leave there. No funky locking, totally NFS safe and very fast, since each voicemail is just a file. There's no patents or any kind of software encumberances to this technique, either. Regards, Andrew _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
