Dom, Quoting myself from your original message: > I know everything is possible to be done via the Dialplan. I could just > have a Playback to achieve this or pretty easily code my own voicemail > app via AGI too.
I am not asking how to do this. I know everything is possible with Asterisk. In my opinion, the feature I am talking about is a very basic feature of Voicemail systems and I think it should be natively implemented in Asterisk. Thanks for your hint though. :) Emrah Don Kelly wrote: > How 'bout setting up an extension that simply plays an announcement and > hangs up. Then transfer calls from extensions that don't want messages to > this extension. > > You could have a few extensions with a few different recordings to suit > different situations. > > --Don > > Don Kelly > > PCF Corp > People Come First > 651 842-1000 > 888 Don Kell(y) > 651 842-1001 fax > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Emrah > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:37 AM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Voicemail feature: enable or disable the > ability to leave a message > > Mark, > > I think you did not understand my message. > I am accustomed to have the option to allow or disallow the recording of > a message in my voicemail, even my mobile carrier provides it. E.g.: I > can record a message that says "Please call back later, I am currently > on the phone." without any beep tone or the possibility to leave a message. > I know everything is possible to be done via the Dialplan. I could just > have a Playback to achieve this or pretty easily code my own voicemail > app via AGI too. > I don't catch what you are trying to tell about reading the input in the > Dialplan... > My scenario is pretty simple, there should be an option in the voicemail > to allow the user to choose whether he accepts messages or not. > > Cheers! > Emrah > Mark Michelson wrote: > >> Emrah wrote: >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I think there is an essential option of the Voicemail application that >>> is missing. >>> I would like to suggest the implementation of a function to give the >>> user the ability to either allow or disallow the recording of messages. >>> If the ability to record a message is disabled, options u, s, and b must >>> not be considered in order to avoid the playback of messages such as >>> "Please leave your message after the tone..." >>> >>> >>> the usecase is simple. A person could record a greeting that says please >>> callback later instead of asking to leave a message. usefull also to >>> record afterhour messages. >>> >>> What do you think? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Emrah >>> >>> >>> >> There is no reason to place this logic in the Voicemail application >> > itself. If > >> you wish to give users the option of leaving a voicemail, it can easily be >> > done > >> in the dialplan by playing prompts and reading the input of the user. >> > Then, > >> based on the input, you can choose whether to run the Voicemail >> > application. > >> Mark Michelson >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona >> Register Now: http://www.astricon.net >> >> 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 -- > > AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > 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 -- > > AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > 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 -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
