On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 16:35 -0400, Dale Worley wrote: > On Tue, 2009-08-04 at 15:47 -0400, David Saint wrote: > > A question came up during our code review as to what functionality the > > sipx > > users would expect in the following call forward scenerio: > > > > Configuration: > > User 201 > > Extension 201 will ring first for 5 seconds > > If no response forward to 202 ring for 30 seconds > > If none of the above answers the call will be forwarded to voicemail > > > > User 202 > > Extension 202 will ring first for 10 seconds > > If none of the above answers the call will be forwarded to voicemail > > First, let's clarify the specifications. I've highlighted the changes > with *...*: > > > User 201 > > *Phone* 201 will ring first for 5 seconds > > If no response forward to *User* 202 ring for 30 seconds > > *(but do not go to User 202's voicemail)* > > If none of the above answers the call will be forwarded to voicemail > > > > User 202 > > *Phone* 202 will ring first for 10 seconds > > If none of the above answers the call will be forwarded to voicemail > > An alternative configuration is that User 201 will send the call to > *Phone* 202. More about that later. > > > Functionality "A" > > - user 203 calls 201 > > - 201 rings for 5 seconds > > - 202 rings for 10 seconds > > - call goes to voicemail > > Functionality A is what would result from the clarified configuration > above, that is if User 201 forwards to *User* 202 -- because then User > 202's configuration determinies how the call is sent to Phone 202. > > > Functionality "B" > > - user 203 calls 201 > > - 201 rings for 5 seconds > > - 202 rings for 30 seconds > > - call goes to voicemail > > Functionality B is what would result from the *alternative* clarified > configuration above, that is if User 201 forwards to *Phone* 202 -- > because then User 202's configuration does not control the call that is > sent to Phone 202.
But that's not a realistic distinction - we don't have a way to address *Phone* 202. > Generally, I would expect Functionality A if there was no further > explanation, because it is usually the case that if 201 forwards to 202, > and 202 forwards to 203, then phone 203 will ring. That is, User 201 is > forwarding to User 202, so that User 202's instructions will be followed > subsequently. _______________________________________________ sipx-users mailing list [email protected] List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users Unsubscribe: http://list.sipfoundry.org/mailman/listinfo/sipx-users sipXecs IP PBX -- http://www.sipfoundry.org/
