As things are starting to wrap up a little on my 'use astlinux as a super answering machine' project (see previous post on forthcoming php code for voicemail management), this is a topic I'm starting to think about again. In the past, I've made some stabs at trying to come up with simple, web interface to Asterisk and general server configuration- and usually stopped when I saw the Asterisk At Home project (Freepbx?)- which seems to have all the bells and whistles. I don't happen to like their philisophy- as a programmer, I want something that will suck in and manage an existing configuration, not force me into their line of thinking for configuration- but the problems are immense, given the way Asterisk configs go. Phone provisioning is, and should be, the most basic step provided by a PBX administrative interface- I completely agree with you.
That being said, I can throw my hat into the ring for this one in a couple of weeks. My personal goal- it should be 100% php, and work with any existing configuration- not destroy it or force compliance. Beyond that- what are small systems admins really looking for in configuring phones and interconnections? I have my own private list- but I think this makes a good forum to talk about it more openly. From this thread, I'd say "Ability to upload provisioning data, specific to vendor and model of phone", makes it high on the list. Next?
-pbd
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