That's an answer to the wrong question. See example below. Rephrased: Why do folks think they have to use Answer in the sequence when Playback (etc) is _not_ used?
------------------------ > There's a wiki tip that suggests you always put answer and even wait > before playback, cause asterisk can pickup a milisec after you've > finished dialing, unlike legacy PBXs that always ring at least once. > Take a look at > http://voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+tips+answer-before-playback > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Why is it that newcomers always feel like inserting 'Answer' is a > > necessary step in their extension.conf entries? > > > > >[voiptalk.org] > > >;forwards any calls starting with an "8" thru voiptalk.org > > >exten => _8.,1,Answer > > >exten => _8.,3,SetCIDNum(55555555) > > >exten => _8.,4,SetCIDName(My Name And Surname) > > >exten => _8.,5,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:[EMAIL PROTECTED],,g) > > >exten => _8.,6,HangUp > > > > I fully understand that incoming pstn calls have to be answered (in > > most cases) before executing a Playback(invalid) type statement. But > > there must be some examples, documentation, or somthing that is > > suggesting to newcomers that all sequences have to start with an > Answer. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ---------------End of Original Message----------------- _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
