On 9/13/07, Ken D'Ambrosio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got dragged away from Asterisk (somebody made me an offer I couldn't > refuse for system administration), but I'm thinking about seeing if I > can't get it deployed at my new employer. Regardless, there are two > things about older voicemail that used to annoy me: > > - Dial by name. Has anyone made it so it can be first or last?
Yes, Directory() has a switch to make it search by first name. You still need to choose one or the other, or use the dialplan to ask the user whether they want to search by first or last before calling Directory with or without the switch, but it works. - Jump to voicemail; you used to have to actually dial the voicemail, > whereas most voicemail systems allow you to go to your mailbox when you > hear your voice prompt. Any chance this has been rectified? Look at the 'a' extension, which will be executed if you hit '*' while listening to the outgoing message. -- j.
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