On Apr 23, 2009, at 3:34 PM, Steve Edwards wrote: > On Thu, 23 Apr 2009, Rick Dwyer wrote: > >> What I want to do is allow callers to call a our phone line and >> unsubscribe their phone number from our call center list. So, >> basically, when they call in, they would be greeted with a message >> something like: "please enter your 10 digit phone number followed >> by the >> pound sign". They would then have the number read back to them to >> confirm it or reenter it. Once confirmed, it would write the phone >> number to a text file for importing into MySQL or FileMaker. > > Piece of cake -- use Read() and SayDigits().
Excellent. > > > Any reason you don't want to write the number directly to the > database? No, this is even better... didn't know it could talk directly to MySQL. Thanks. > > Any interest in looking up the number in the database so they know > if they > are entering a subscribed number? How will you keep a disgruntled > customer > or employee from un-subscribing other customers? Good point... will have to give this more thought. > > >> Is what I am trying to accomplish within the realm of what Asterisk >> can >> do on the Mac platform... or any platform... and if so, how >> difficult of >> an install is it? I have read varying accounts from it being a >> breeze >> to being frustrating. > > It depends on the skills of the installer. I prefer to install from > source > but a lot of people depend on RPM or DEB packages or just use a > "boot & > nuke" approach with PIAF or something similar. > >> I have already been told I can do this via both caller id and via >> number >> entry by touch tone, my question is, are there currently any users >> who >> are doing the above on a Mac or should I only consider Linux? > > Asterisk is developed on Linux. Most users run on Linux. You will have > fewer problems on Linux. Can you run Linux on your Mac? (I mean > booting > Linux, not VMWare or Parallels). I don't know a thing about Linux and even on the Mac, my command line skills are basic. So I would really be looking for a GUI to configure it, regardless of platform. I assume this is available on Linux? I am considering laying out our needs and having someone configure it for us... can anyone recommend a reliable source to: A. install Linux on a hard drive I supply B. configure asterisk per our requirements C. do it as inexpensively as possible : ) Thanks, --Rick > > > Thanks in advance, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Steve Edwards sedwa...@sedwards.com Voice: +1-760-468-3867 > PST > Newline Fax: > +1-760-731-3000 > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users