> How many customers will be receiving these reminders? * It is required that all the employers at the company to hear this on their IP Phones.
> What religion is this targeted to? * Islam. > A call file is a text file that you create. The format is > very specific. * How can I know this format? Because I need to know what should I place in this file so it will execute Paging for this group of Phones? > You can > 'schedule' a call file to be processed in the future by > setting the file's > 'mtime.' * Can you explain for me please? I am fully thanks. Regards Bilal ------------------ > > > I have one more question: > > > > What was u meaning by call file and why it is required > to place them in > > the 'astspooldir.'? > > There are 2 methods of originating a call external to > Asterisk: call files > and the Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI). > > A call file is a text file that you create. The format is > very specific. > It could contain (in the context of your needs) the phone > number to dial > and the path of the file to play. A call file is kind of > like a 'message > in a bottle.' You cast it into the sea and hope for the > best. When this > file is "mv'ed" into the directory specified in the Asterisk > astspooldir > variable, Asterisk will read it and try to do what you want. > You can > 'schedule' a call file to be processed in the future by > setting the file's > 'mtime.' > > The Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI) is a TCP connection > between your > program and Asterisk. You can issue commands (like > originate) and receive > responses. AMI is more robust because you can make decisions > based on the > response. > > If robustness is not of primary importance, a script > scheduled by cron to > run after midnight could create the 5 call files for that > day, setting the > 'mtime' of each file before "mv'ing" the file to the > directory specified > by astspooldir -- usually /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing/ > > How many customers will be receiving these reminders? > > What religion is this targeted to? -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- 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
