The vm-password file is used else where, such as queues. If you changed it, then you would change for all the other applications.
I guess, since we alter the source code often.. it's not that big of a deal. We just create our own patch files and if we update from cvs, we patch against the new source. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Umar Sear Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:22 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie - Voicemail Password Help On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 10:53, Stephen Hon wrote: > Paul, > > What you can do is modify the source code for the voicemail application. > > Edit line 3579 in /usr/src/asterisk/apps/app_voicemail.c. Change the file 'vm-password' to 'pls-enter-vm-password'. > > Recompile and install. > > Then in your macro remove the line that plays the 'pls-enter-vm-password' file. > > Steve Why do that ? when you can simply replace the prompt file. Using your method will need a recompile every time a different prompt needs to be used. > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Java Rockx > Sent: Mon 8/30/2004 8:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie - Voicemail Password Help > > > > Hello All. > > I'm just beginning with Asterisk and I have it all working now. I'm using > Asterisk 1.0 RC1. > > My only question is this; when I check my voice mail the PBX simply says > "password". I wanted to make it say "please enter your voice mail password" so > I am using Background(pls-enter-vm-password). > > However now I hear "Please enter your voice mail password password" when I > check my messages. > > That's not a type-o. It says "password" twice. > > Here is my extensions.conf file. > > [macro-vmanswer] > > > exten => s,1,GotoIf($[${ARG1} = ${CALLERIDNUM}]?2:5) > exten => s,2,Background(pls-enter-vm-password) > exten => s,3,VoicemailMain(${ARG1}) > exten => s,4,Hangup > exten => s,5,Voicemail(u${ARG1}) > exten => s,6,Hangup > > [default] > exten => 1002,1,Macro(vmanswer,1002) > > > > > The whole point of the vmanswer macro is to go to the voice mail main menu > automatically when calling from your own phone, otherwise it sends callers to > the voice mail system to leave a message. Perhaps there's a better way to do > this as well. If so, please let me know. > > Regards, > Paul > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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