[asterisk-users] Understanding local channels

2014-08-25 Thread Mitch Claborn
Can someone point me to a good tutorial / explanation of local channels? I've been using them without really understanding what is going on, and we all know how dangerous that is! I've read http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+local+channels but I'm just not quite getting it. --

Re: [asterisk-users] Understanding local channels

2014-08-25 Thread Patrick Laimbock
On 25-08-14 17:06, Mitch Claborn wrote: Can someone point me to a good tutorial / explanation of local channels? I've been using them without really understanding what is going on, and we all know how dangerous that is! I've read http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+local+channels but

Re: [asterisk-users] Understanding local channels

2014-08-25 Thread Steve Edwards
On Mon, 25 Aug 2014, Patrick Laimbock wrote: https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/displa/AST/Introduction+to+Local+Channels s/displa/display/ -- Thanks in advance, - Steve Edwards sedwa...@sedwards.com Voice:

Re: [asterisk-users] Understanding local channels

2014-08-25 Thread Joshua Colp
On 8/25/2014 1:33 PM, Patrick Laimbock wrote: On 25-08-14 17:06, Mitch Claborn wrote: Can someone point me to a good tutorial / explanation of local channels? I've been using them without really understanding what is going on, and we all know how dangerous that is! I've read

Re: [asterisk-users] Understanding local channels

2014-08-25 Thread Rusty Newton
On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Patrick Laimbock patr...@laimbock.com wrote: On 25-08-14 17:06, Mitch Claborn wrote: Can someone point me to a good tutorial / explanation of local channels? I've been using them without really understanding what is going on, and we all know how dangerous

Re: [asterisk-users] Understanding local channels

2014-08-25 Thread Mitch Claborn
Here's my current specific scenario. I have a working call me now solution on our web site. The customer types in their phone number, it goes into our normal sales asterisk queue via an AMI action. When the agent answers the call, he gets a brief announcement then asterisk dials the