I see. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Edwards" <[email protected]> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 4:06 PM Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] permit/deny in sip.conf iax.conf
>> Karl Fife wrote: >> >>> Naturally I can accomplish this using templates, but it DOES seem a bit >>> odd since [general] is in essence ALREADY a 'template' of sorts for all >>> parameters not otherwise specified. > > On Tue, 23 Mar 2010, Kevin P. Fleming wrote: > >> You should use templates; the [general] section never should been an >> implicit template, but it has been that way forever so we can't change >> it. The [general] section *should* have only been for settings that >> apply to the SIP channel driver as a whole, and *not* for providing >> defaults to entities configured for the driver. Unfortunately, it has >> both purposes. > > It may not be as intended, but from a "user" standpoint, it seems logical > and convenient to establish "policy" in [general] and make exceptions in > the entities as needed. That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification. I'll call my global template [colonel] so there's no confusion :-) -K -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
