Don't forget, they have to be able to live with it and use it after you leave...
Asterisk seems a risky bet, unless you (or another Asterisk wonk) are willing to put yourself into potential auto-dialer servitude. Shane O. On 6/1/05, Aaron S. Joyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > >Hi, > > My son's school has an automatic calling system to remind parents of > >meetings, activities, volunteer events, etc. It died. Any suggestions for > >a replacement? I have forwarded info about Asterisk, but that may be a bit > >much for them. Cheapest they have found so far is $2400. > > > > > Depends on what they want it to do. Provided that you have someone > capable of setting it up, Asterisk is a fabulous solution for this > purpose. Take an old computer they have lying around, through a minimal > distro on it, slap in a few $14 modems off Ebay (depending on your > requirements for concurrent lines), do a little setup and recording, and > you have a good automated dialing system. It's that "do a little setup > and recording" step that requires someone at least vaguely familiar with > Asterisk to tackle. When it comes down to the particulars of how to do > it, check out voip-info.org, the Asterisk-Users mailing list, and this > list as well -- all will be good resources. Depending on the cost of > the time of the person doing that setup, this is likely a cheaper > solution, and certainly a more flexible solution, than anything you'll > find in the commercial world for $2400. > > Best of luck, > Aaron S. Joyner > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > -- Shane O. ======== Shane O'Donnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] (h) 919.847.4687 (m) 919.395.7367 (f) 817.796.2086 ================ -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
