[asterisk-users] A couple of new tutorials: installing * 1.4 and the Asterisk GUI

2006-11-09 Thread Lenz
Hello list, I have prepared a couple of new tutorials you may find interesting: - Installing an Asterisk 1.4 beta system - at http://astrecipes.net/?n=216 - Installing the Digium's Asterisk GUI for 1.4 - at http://astrecipes.net/?n=217 It's nothing too complex, but you may find them

Re: [asterisk-users] New Asterisk 1.4 GUI

2006-11-09 Thread Lenz
Could it be you did not bind it correctly in http.conf? Something similar happened to me today while I was doing the same thing. Try: enabled=yes enablestatic=yes bindaddr=0.0.0.0 Hope this helps l. On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:28:17 +0100, Curt Shaffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was just

Re: [asterisk-users] Maximum talktime in a queue?

2006-10-26 Thread Lenz
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:37:40 +0200, Rajkumar S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Lenz, On 10/25/06, Lenz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if you use Local channels for agents (or callback agents), you can easily do this in the Dial() command after the Local channel is called. I am using call back

Re: [asterisk-users] Cheapest way to determine channels in a group from outside asterisk?

2006-10-26 Thread Lenz
why not using a zap show command and parse the results externally? l. On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:12:46 +0200, Nick Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to determine the number of active calls in a group from outside of Asterisk. Currently I poll the manager API and parse the channel status

Re: [asterisk-users] Maximum talktime in a queue?

2006-10-25 Thread Lenz
Hi Raj, if you use Local channels for agents (or callback agents), you can easily do this in the Dial() command after the Local channel is called. Of course your clients may get a bit angry at being disconnected, it is usually better to jave each agent stay aware od the call length and

[asterisk-users] attempting native bridge on TDM2400

2006-10-24 Thread Lenz
Hello list, I am encountering a bit of a problem in working with incoming calls with a TDM2400 and * 1.2.4; when a call comes in, * will correctly detect the ringing, but will sometimes report multiple Attempting native bridge. What I do is basically that when a call comes in, I dial a

[asterisk-users] noise gate for asterisk?

2006-10-20 Thread Lenz
Hi list, I have a client with a strange requirement: putting a noise gate on the Asterisk channel. For those who are not familiar with them, noise gates are used in musical instruments to avoid entering low-level noise into the amp system. What they basically do is, they measure the volume of the

[asterisk-users] QueueMetrics 1.3 released today

2006-10-18 Thread Lenz
Hello list, I am pleased to tell you that we have released a new version of QueueMetrics. The main areas of improvement were the following ones: - Internationalization engine: the text of QueueMetrics can be easily localized, as well as numbers and dates. - Internationalized versions:

[asterisk-users] Tutorial: Simple queue and agent debug monitoring

2006-10-10 Thread lenz
Hi list, out of pure frustration I have prepared another tutorial (must be the season) about how to filter the various outputs of Asterisk in order to keep track of what is going on in realtime in a call-center, to avoid being swamped by too many logging and information on the * side.

Re: [asterisk-users] Inbound Callcenter with multiple DIDs

2006-10-10 Thread lenz
Hi Michael, do you want to do the reporting or to configure the dialplan? QueueMetrics will do the reporting for no matter how many ACD queues, and will automatically sync to the underlying * config files, so there should be no problem with reporting. You can also configure it in

Re: [asterisk-users] pop a web page with DID in url

2006-10-07 Thread Lenz
If you are using queues, you may want to test the free version of QueueMetrics. You can pass anything to it through the dialplan, and you can use any phone you want as it will take care of the URL opening on the client side. Yours l. On Fri, 06 Oct 2006 19:10:27 +0200, Michael Sampson

[asterisk-users] Tutorial - avoiding queue_log file rotation

2006-10-06 Thread Lenz
Hi list, I must be in tutorial writing mode this week, as I have prepared another tutorial on how to avoid queue_log file rotation on AAH/TrixBox and other systems. This is done automatically but it's quite an annoyance because it interferes with queue_log analyzers like QueueMetrics and

[asterisk-users] Tutorial - avoiding queue_log file rotation

2006-10-06 Thread Lenz
Hi list, I must be in tutorial writing mode this week, as I have prepared another tutorial on how to avoid queue_log file rotation on AAH/TrixBox and other systems. This is done automatically but it's quite an annoyance because it interferes with queue_log analyzers like QueueMetrics and ends up

Re: [asterisk-users] New tutorial - peering two * servers using IAX

2006-10-05 Thread lenz
by step guide to DUNDi? Good luck with that though because base DUNDi docs are rarer than periodic element #114 in the known universe. Doug. -Original Message- From: lenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 11:11 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com

Re: [asterisk-users] New tutorial - peering two * servers using IAX

2006-10-05 Thread lenz
I was thinking about that, but there does not seem to be so much interest in DUNDi at the moment - most people I see are still trying to understand what a context is and why they cannot use the transfer button in a queue. :) l. In data Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:01:20 +0200, Douglas

Re: [asterisk-users] Problem with 2 machines connected with IAX

2006-10-05 Thread Lenz
Hmmm... how is your IAX conf between the two boxes B and C? l. On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:55:51 +0200, Matt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am purchasing minutes (800) from provider a (from now on A). My server is B, and my customer is C. When an 800 call comes in it goes: A---sip--B--iax--C

[asterisk-users] New tutorial - peering two * servers using IAX

2006-10-04 Thread lenz
Hi list, today I have been teaching a class on * and have found that many students find it quite hard to understand how setting up IAX peering between two servers may work. So I prepared a little step by step tutorial hoping it might be useful to someone in the future. See it at

Re: [asterisk-users] detecting busy on queue transfer

2006-10-02 Thread lenz
it on you priority 8 in your dialplan exten = _0.,7,Dial(Zap/g1/${EXTEN:1}) exten = _0.,8,Goto(s-${DIALSTATUS},1) This is just an example. Hope it helps, please give me some feeback. On 10/1/06, Lenz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think that is the case - if I add a wait(10) after

[asterisk-users] detecting busy on queue transfer

2006-10-01 Thread Lenz
Hello list, I have been puzzled by a behaviour I cannot grasp - the system is an Asterisk 1.2.4, it's been in production use since March and iyt's very stable: - I have an agent on a queue, transferring a call received through app_queue. the user presses #, hears transfer, types the

Re: [asterisk-users] detecting busy on queue transfer

2006-10-01 Thread Lenz
I don't think that is the case - if I add a wait(10) after the step 108, i.e. the busy detection, the agent seems to be disconnected immediately at the dial(), not after 10 seconds. That is what made me wonder what was going on. Yours l. On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 17:49:15 +0200, Adam Goryachev

Re: [asterisk-users] Queue Persistence with queue.log

2006-07-22 Thread lenz
at QueueMetrics. I have to patch asterisk _and_ use MySQL? and JSP??? Good grief. Talk about overkill. Doug. -Original Message- From: Lenz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 10:21 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users

Re: [asterisk-users] Queue Persistence with queue.log

2006-07-21 Thread Lenz
I don't think there is. It would be rather overkill for what the app_queue does; there are a number of queue stats packages, commercial and free, that will provide a better approach to gathering stats for the purpouse of running a call center or an inbound queue. l. On Fri, 21 Jul 2006

Re: [asterisk-users] QueueMetrics 1.2.1 released today

2006-07-20 Thread Lenz
. On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:56:06 +0200, Steven Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did a yum update queuemetrics and am now locked out of my box and my unlimited license now shows as trial. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lenz

[asterisk-users] QueueMetrics 1.2.1 released today

2006-07-19 Thread Lenz
Hello list, I am pleased to tell you that we have released a new version of QueueMetrics. The main areas of improvement were the following ones: - Bug fix: the Show members only button was not working in 1.2.0 - Improved graphical layout, gadget sizes and rendering in IE/Firefox - Time zone

Re: [asterisk-users] QueueMetrics 1.2.1 released today

2006-07-19 Thread Lenz
getting ours fully setup. Thanks, Steve -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lenz Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 7:59 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [asterisk-users] QueueMetrics 1.2.1

Re: [asterisk-users] AGI tutorials

2006-07-10 Thread Lenz
It really depends on the programming language you plan to use. I'd have a look at the PHPAGI first, but there is not much as to AGI per se as with the underlying programming language on one side and understanding Asterisk on the other Hope this helps l. On Mon, 10 Jul 2006

Re: [Asterisk-Users] callwaiting

2006-07-03 Thread Lenz
You can get the same result - well, maybe better - using a monitorin tool that will display the availabe calls in the queue. QueueMetrics does it, and FOP will do this too. Hope this helps l. On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 15:09:44 +0200, Mailing Lists [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Queues and annoucements

2006-07-03 Thread Lenz
I'm not sure you can do it if you want a play a file to the caller when your agents pick up the line. I believe you may want to use a dial macro - option M() - in the dial command that the local channel runs in order to connect to the callback agent. see

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Queues and annoucements

2006-07-03 Thread lenz
after the end of the macro... I only need to tell the caller that his line has been answered and that he'll be able to talk... Do I have to patch app_queue or is it already implemented somewhere, maybe just a beep can be played to signal the bridge is done ? Thanks, Tristan Lenz

[Asterisk-Users] QueueMetrics 1.2 released today

2006-06-23 Thread lenz
Hello list, I am pleased to tell you that we have released a new version of QueueMetrics. The main areas of improvement were the following ones: - Unattended client monitoring: for large call centers who work for third parties, it is possible to have your clients log in directly to

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk queue log solution?

2006-06-21 Thread lenz
Yes, it is definitely possible and a number of people use it this way, to provide a kind of call-center virtual hosting. The functionality will be expanded in the upcoming release, due by next week. See http://queuemetrics.loway.it/manual.jsp the part about security keys. Regards, l. In

Re: [Asterisk-Users] home routers

2006-06-20 Thread Lenz
I use an integrated DSL modem, print sharing, firewall, wifi and 2 SIP port from DrayTek. Must be a version that has the firewalling without the modem too. Quite cheap and worked very well for 2+ years. l. On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:37:39 +0200, Shaun [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk h323

2006-06-20 Thread Lenz
This should provide you enough information to get started. http://www.astrecipes.net/index.php?q=astrecipes/compiling+asterisk+with+oh323 of course * can operate both SIP and h323 channels, but the support for h323 (and I'd add, stability) is not the same you can expect with SIP or IAX. l.

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Creating Queues on Asterisk server - Sending ingress calls off-net to either PSTN or another VoIP application - thoughts?

2006-06-19 Thread Lenz
Hello Christopher, an Asterisk callback agent can be anywhere, even on a POTS number. He will have to register with a number that can reach him as far as Asterisk is concerned. I don't see the scenario you are proposing as particularly difficult to implement in Asterisk. Hope this helps l.

Re: [Asterisk-Users] User Loses Ability to Make Outgoing Calls

2006-06-19 Thread lenz
Hello Leah, it may be the quality of her link degrading - it happens easily with ADSL. which error does she get? and she cannot receive calls at the same time, right? l. In data Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:52:40 +0200, Leah Newmark [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: We've been running an

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Having a Blonde moment.

2006-05-17 Thread lenz
You choose in the AgentCallBackLogin, while there is no need for it with AgentLogin. A variable QUEUETRANSFER sets the context for # transfers. Hope this helps, l. In data Tue, 16 May 2006 22:47:10 +0200, Thomas Kenyon [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: I know I must be being daft, but is

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Turning AAAH into a call-center

2006-05-16 Thread lenz
scritto: I bet Signate will love this. Lenz wrote: Hello list, we have prepared a short tutorial that will teach you to turn your [EMAIL PROTECTED] box into a full-fledged call center within minutes, with both always-on and callback agents available and the very extensive reporting

[Asterisk-Users] Turning AAAH into a call-center

2006-05-15 Thread Lenz
Hello list, we have prepared a short tutorial that will teach you to turn your [EMAIL PROTECTED] box into a full-fledged call center within minutes, with both always-on and callback agents available and the very extensive reporting facilities that QueueMetrics provides. You can download

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Dumping queue_log to MySQL

2006-05-06 Thread Lenz
Hello Kevin, this is often a problem with MySQL disconnecting the client; we have an updated version of the uploader script and we have released it a few days ago - see http://queuemetrics.loway.it/download.jsp I know the website is not very good at showing news, so we aplogize for the

[Asterisk-Users] app_icd

2006-05-01 Thread lenz
Hello list, I am seeing that the current version of AMP / FreePBX sports app_icd instead of app_queue as the default call distribution method - see http://sourceforge.net/projects/icd I was wondering if anyone had hands-on experience with app_icd and if there are good selling points that make

[Asterisk-Users] Easier install of QueueMetrics on [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2006-04-21 Thread Lenz
Hello list, we are testing an easier way to install QueueMetrics on an [EMAIL PROTECTED] box (or any other CentOS/RHEL) using the yum package manager. This is still experimental, so it may as well work as not work. We are looking for testers who are willing to try this at home and any

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Recording queue transfers

2006-04-12 Thread lenz
Hello, you can use the veryu same technique to turn recording on in any context - what matters is that you bring along the uniqueid of the original call, so you know how to match the different recordings you may find on your hard disk! l. In data Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:24:56 +0200,

Re: [Asterisk-Users] queue_log timestamp?

2006-04-10 Thread lenz
That's a standard unix timestamp: # of seconds from Jan 1, 1970. l. In data Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:55:49 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Hi, How do I read (make sense of) the timestamp in the queue_log? I'm probably just slow but I don't understand it. Thanks! Regards, Jan -- Assum

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Re: queue issue

2006-04-06 Thread Lenz
On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:17:29 +0200, Tomislav Parčina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... on a related note, we notice that if we've set atxfer = *1 in features.conf and blindxfer=#1, then attended transfers dont work. somehow, the Queue app

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Re: Re: Agent in multiple queues?

2006-03-30 Thread Lenz
I am not sure if it has been fixed, but using groups used to behave erratically in earlier versions of *, so I am not used to doing it. A few more configf lines are well worth the added stability. l. On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:30:50 +0200, Tomislav Parčina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Re: Agent in multiple queues?

2006-03-29 Thread Lenz
You just add the same agent to both queues (don't use groups), like in queues.conf: [queue1] member=Agent/101 [queue2] ... member=Agent/101 Now Agent 101 is a member of both queues, and will not be called while s/he is on conversation. l. On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:02:11 +0200,

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Re: Agent in multiple queues?

2006-03-29 Thread Lenz
of the queues... ie when they are not here. On 3/29/06, Lenz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You just add the same agent to both queues (don't use groups), like in queues.conf: [queue1] member=Agent/101 [queue2] ... member=Agent/101 Now Agent 101 is a member of both queues, and will not be called while s

Re: [Asterisk-Users] queue caveats

2006-03-28 Thread lenz
Yes - I think so at least, this is surely true as of * 1.2.4, and have seen nothing in the ChangeLog to suggest it has been changed. By the way, this is usually an annoyance, as Agents would often like to do an attended transfer, not an unattended one. Anybody has better solutions to this

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Agent in multiple queues?

2006-03-28 Thread lenz
Just add the agent to both queues, * will take care of the rest. l. In data Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:13:13 +0200, Matt [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Hi, What do I need to do to put an agent into two queues? The idea being that the agent will get the call no matter which queue it comes into? ~

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Monitoring question

2006-03-28 Thread lenz
Hello Bjorn, this will very likely be the solution to your problem: http://www.oinko.net/astrecipes/index.php?n=119 Then you can use QueueMetrics - http://queuemetrics.loway.it - or something similar to listen to both pieces of the call through the web interface. Hope this helps, l. In

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Softphone accepting URL

2006-03-28 Thread lenz
In a inbound queue() environment, you can also have the same result using QueueMetrics and any soft or hard phone. l. In data Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:26:13 +0200, Bruno de Assumpção Loureiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Does anyone know a softphone that can accept URLs during a call and

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Tearing my hair out with Queues

2006-03-25 Thread lenz
It is not so bad - it's the docs that aren't so clear - try this: http://www.oinko.net/astrecipes/index.php?q=astrecipes/understanding+queue+logic and beware of timeouts l. In data Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:00:10 +0100, Douglas Garstang [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Egads. Getting queues

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Call Wrap-Up

2006-03-23 Thread lenz
Hello James, you may be interested in knowing that QueueMetrics, even in the free version, does exactly what you ask for, through a normal web browser placed on each agent's machine. For details on the configuration, you may want to contacty me off list. See the user manual at

Re: [Asterisk-Users] simple perl-agi - where's the error?

2006-03-20 Thread Lenz
Try setting it to sth like SIP/200 instead of a single number. l. On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:56:50 +0100, Christian B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! I'm trying to setup a perl-deadagi, but my perl skills lack. can someone tell me why the following code doesn't work: #!/usr/bin/perl use

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Understanding queue timeouts + possible bug found

2006-03-13 Thread lenz
PROTECTED] ha scritto: Lenz wrote: I have added asterisks to denote a behaviour I dont understand; the extension 101 is called twice in a row if 103 is unavailable. DO you think this is a bug or there is a valid reason why * behaves like this? (I'm running 1.2.4) No, there is no bug here

[Asterisk-Users] music on hold without mpg123

2006-03-13 Thread Lenz
Hello list, after the last time that mpg123 wen ballistic on our production system, we decided to skip mp3 playback altogether and to go for raw files. After half an hour playing with mpg123 and sox parameters in order to translate a mp3 file to a wav file that can be streamed back through

Re: [Asterisk-Users] music on hold without mpg123

2006-03-13 Thread lenz
scritto: Lenz, This method is referred to as file-based or native MOH, and I have some additional information regarding it. First, a short post on why we moved from the rawplayer method to native MOH on our production box, with a quote from Kevin Fleming regarding the impact the change

[Asterisk-Users] Understanding queue timeouts + possible bug found

2006-03-12 Thread Lenz
Hello list, I have been researching a bit into the way the queue app works and how different timeouts play together, and have prepared a short tutorial on understanding queue timeouts - see http://www.oinko.net/astrecipes/index.php?n=118 - any suggestion, error found or correction is

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Developing a call centre app. Communication with asterisk?

2006-02-15 Thread Lenz
Hi Arne, what you write about seems to be mostly what Flash Operator Panel does. Check it out before writing a clone yourself! :-) l. On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:21:37 +0100, Arne Morten Johansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there. We're going to develop a call centre app for internal use in

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Call centre - * hang's up

2006-02-14 Thread lenz
You'll have to use uattended transfers for CCs. l. In data Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:37:24 +0100, Tomislav Parčina [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: When agent tries to transfer a phone call (*2 - att transfer) he hangs up. Why? When a phone call isn't from queue then att transfer works fine. In

Re: [Asterisk-Users] attended call transfer

2006-02-13 Thread Lenz
I believe many users would benefit from such an improvement. That's the kind of annoyance that is usually not present in a decent PBX and that people have the worst time getting used to (at least in my experience). l. On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:46:35 +0100, Alex Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[Asterisk-Users] a recipe for compiling asterisk 1.2.4 with h.323 support

2006-02-01 Thread Lenz
Hello list, as likely most of you, this morning I have compiled my fresh 1.2.4 with H.323 support. I have prepared a recipe of the compilation process so that maybe it can be useful for future reference or for a quick start: http://www.oinko.net/astrecipes/index.php?n=102 Any comment or

Re: [Asterisk-Users] How to check Queue Statistics

2006-01-01 Thread Lenz
On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 20:23:09 +0100, BJ Weschke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From the Asterisk CLI you can do show queues and show agents. There are also a number of third party tools, free and not-free, to take information from Asterisk and present it in real-time and on a historical basis.

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk - Skype anywhere/anyhow?

2005-12-20 Thread Lenz
http://www.gizmoproject.com/ from the website, it quite looks like skype - no network setup, IM integration, you may call POTS phones by paying the company who did it. not very useful, in the end, if the purpouse is asterisk-skype interoperability - I doubt that every one of the millions

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Originate a call to a Queue?

2005-12-19 Thread lenz
You may want to check this out: http://www.digium.com/asterisk_handbook/agentlogin_queues.html A number of our clients use it to analyze outgoing calls from within QueueMetrics. Yours l. In data Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:57:54 +0100, Jim Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Is there a

[Asterisk-Users] QueueMetrics 1.0 rc 1 out today

2005-12-15 Thread Lenz
Hello list, I am pleased to tell you that we have released a new version of QueueMetrics. This time QueueMetrics comes of age, as we have almost reached version 1.0. :-) This version is the result of a feature-freeze of version 0.9.7, and vastly improves memory efficiency, letting you

Re: [Asterisk-Users] calls forwarded to busy agent

2005-12-13 Thread Lenz
Yes, it is correct. The best way to handle this problem (on 1.2) is to pause the agent before the outbound call and the unpause him when he's done. Yours l. On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:20:56 +0100, Patrick Fortin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi We have a call queue setup with several agents

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Call simulators

2005-12-09 Thread Lenz
Hi Rob, you could build a simple Perl or Python script to create incoming calls using callfiles. We have used such a strategy and it seems to be working. l. On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:15:50 +0100, Rob Hillis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm currently starting development of an add-on to a program

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Queue routing - calls return to agent which previously handled call

2005-12-09 Thread Lenz
Hi, I don't think it is impossible, though not yet supported by Asterisk out-of-the-box. You could have a general queue plus a queue per each agent, and you would route the call to each agent based on the caller*id. This might end up spoiling the advantage of a queue, meaning that you

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Call queues, agents with DND status set.

2005-12-04 Thread lenz
there should be a way in agents.conf to autologoff agents after a while the do not answer the phone. l. In data Sat, 03 Dec 2005 23:48:05 +0100, Vladimir S. Blazhkun [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: -- Called 1101 -- Agent/1101 is ringing -- Got SIP response 480 Temporarily Unavailable

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Error on using queue.

2005-12-02 Thread Lenz
You'll have to have agents join the queues by issuing the commands AgentLogin() or AgentCallBackLogin() from an extension in your dialplan. l. On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:53:19 +0100, gc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. I made change to joinempty=yes. And now I can hear the music on hold.

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Queue and agent transfer

2005-12-02 Thread Lenz
One simple way to overcome this problem would do to make an attended transfer to check whether the receiving person is available and willing to take the call, and then an unattended transfer to discharge the operator of the call. l. On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:21:39 +0100, James Armstrong

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Queue calls...

2005-12-01 Thread Lenz
Hi Trey, It is done automagically by the system - see the setting named announce in the queue definition. Hope this helps l. On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:38:20 +0100, Trey Blancher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to play a file for an agent that answers a queue call, before the agent is

[Asterisk-Users] showing the hardware status of an * system

2005-12-01 Thread lenz
hello list, inspired by a number of previous posts, I prepared this node in the AstRecipes wiki: http://www.oinko.net/astrecipes/index.php?n=107 It wants to be a good starting point to show low-level hardware problems with zaptel (and PCI in general) cards. Anybody has suggestions to be

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Queuelog

2005-11-29 Thread lenz
Hi Johann, we engineered QueueMetrics out of the queues of * version 0.7, but never found that origposition argument. And it's not present in our current 1.2. Where did you find it? Yours l. In data Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:57:47 +0100, Johann [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Entries in the

[Asterisk-Users] New mailing list: AstCallCenters

2005-11-28 Thread Lenz
Hello list, this is just an announce of a new mailing list dedicated to deploying, running and managing real- world Asterisk-based call centers. The mailing list is in English and allows knowledge sharing for this very important - and yet somehow less considered - Asterisk deployment area.

Re: [Asterisk-Users] app_icd anyone? on 1.2?

2005-11-22 Thread Lenz
PROTECTED] wrote: I've asked the same question in several occasions in the past and never received a response. I figured this project was dead and stop pursuing using it. - Waldo On Nov 21, 2005, at 12:17 PM, Lenz wrote: Well, this is interesting - is anybody actually using app_icd out

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Server Side AgentCallbackLogin

2005-11-22 Thread Lenz
Hello Jason, if the system is so simple, why don't you connect the queue straight to a couple of you terminals, i.e. not to Agent/101 but to SIP/214. This way you have no login/logout. Yours, l. On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:20:50 +0100, Jason Lixfeld [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's what

Re: [Asterisk-Users] call transfer and pick chan_h323

2005-11-21 Thread Lenz
AFAIK there were some known issues preventing call transfer from H323 terminals, at least with Innovaphone ones. Yours l. On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:45:39 +0100, Santosh Rao [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, We have asterisk v1.2.0 CVS head and ooh323 in place. calls can be

Re: [Asterisk-Users] app_icd anyone? on 1.2?

2005-11-21 Thread Lenz
Well, this is interesting - is anybody actually using app_icd out there? :-) l. On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:54:56 +0100, Tyler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone using app_icd? I need to use some of the advanced features that the regular asterisk Queue() application won't provide. Anyone have

Re: [Asterisk-Users] multi tenant with queues

2005-11-18 Thread Lenz
You could use a prefix-based agent numbering scheme, like Agent/XXYYY where XX is your customer code and YYY their own agent number. When showing activity to a customer, you strip the XX part or you may leave it alone, as it makes no big confusion to the client. Yours, l. On Fri, 18

Re: [Asterisk-Users] remove asterisk?

2005-11-15 Thread Lenz
rm -rf for the following dirs (taken from http://www.oinko.net/astrecipes/index.php?n=93 ): /etc/asterisk /var/log/asterisk /var/lib/asterisk /var/spool/asterisk /usr/lib/asterisk any other? l. On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:02:08 +0100, Matteo Piazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Queues with one Agent set to DND

2005-11-10 Thread Lenz
Hello James, you could approach this problem in many a way. I'd suggest to make your support guy log on to the queue using AgentCallBack and enforce joinempty=no in the queue itself. When your agent goes to lunch, he logs off and people cannot join the support queue anymore, so you move

[Asterisk-Users] queue_log and mysql support

2005-11-09 Thread Lenz
Hello List, I'm glad to announce that we have released the first version of QueueMetrics that supports MySQL storage of queue_log data. It is still experimental, so if you run such a setup and would like to give it a try, you are welcome. The MySQL adapter should adapt to any existing table

[Asterisk-Users] queue_log on MySQL

2005-11-07 Thread Lenz
Hello list, we are in the process of releasing a new version of QueueMetrics that will be able to analyze queue_log data stored on MySQL table, with no need to change your table definition. If you currently host queue_log data on MySQL and would like to help us testing it, please drop us a

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Blind transfer from queue into another queue

2005-11-02 Thread Lenz
Hello, did you try using a Local/XXX channel? it should work! l. On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 15:10:03 +0100, Stefan Günther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I want to transfer a call that has come into one queue, and that I have already accepted, into another queue. When I try this asterisk tells

Re: SV: [Asterisk-Users] call queue

2005-10-29 Thread lenz
If you can, avoid it: you want to report what *people* are doing, not telephone terminals. You lose a lot of flexibility using telephones. Use PersistentAgents instead! Bye l. In data Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:51:56 +0200, Arne Morten Johansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: What about

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Agent logout

2005-10-25 Thread Lenz
Hi Alessio, The opposite of logging in with Agentlogin is simply hanging up the phone! :-) If you use AgentCallBack, you can instead logoff explicitly. You vcan also log off users manually from the console. Hope this helps l. On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:00:07 +0200, Alessio Focardi [EMAIL

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Where is the text of the voicemail email ??

2005-10-24 Thread Lenz
Hello, you should look at voicemail.conf, see emailsubject and emailbody. I believe that it can handle Chinese as any other language as well, as you can specify the charset encoding. Bye l. On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 10:03:22 +0200, Ronald Wiplinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was looking for

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Filenaming for Incoming Queue Call Recordings (Reposted from changing the filename of incoming call recordings)

2005-10-22 Thread Lenz
Hello, I usually use exten = s,1,SetVar(MONITOR_FILENAME=/var/spool/asterisk/q/QSAMPLE-${UNIQUEID}) exten = s,2,Queue(q-sample|nt|||60) and it seems to work, then use QueueMetrics to keep track of who was talking to whom, instead of using the Agents monitoring. Bye l. On Sat, 22 Oct

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk Compilation with H323 working on it

2005-10-21 Thread Lenz
This should give you a guide. http://www.oinko.net/astrecipes/index.php?n=102 I have been using both H323 and OH323 with no big problems since * 0.7. The only thing you notice is an added need for restarting * on busy machines. Bye l. On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:23:53 +0200, Carlos Arnt [EMAIL

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Multitenant Call Center Setup

2005-10-21 Thread Lenz
Hello Waldo, if you use AddQueueMember plus a fake queue_log registration, you can tell who the agent was, not just from what terminal she was connecting from. It is then possible to report who was available at a certain time, or see agents logging on and off, going to pause, measuring the

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Multitenant Call Center Setup

2005-10-21 Thread Lenz
with it, but this is not likely the best way to go. :-) Bye l. On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:23:55 +0200, Waldo Rubinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lenz, Thanks for the response. I agree with you. However, I have a couple of questions: 1) How to do a fake queue_log registration 2) One of the needs I have

Re: [Asterisk-Users] New ISDN architecture available for asterisk

2005-10-20 Thread Lenz
Hi Matteo, it looks really promising. I'll give it a try! l. On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:38:00 +0200, Matteo Brancaleoni [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi to all, sorry for crossposting the -dev and -user lists, but I think this could be quite interesting news for EuroISDN people, expecially BRI

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Audiocodes MP-108

2005-10-19 Thread Lenz
Hello Jeremy, I have been using the MP-108's with H323 interface in a project over one year ago and I found them to be quite good and easily interoperable. After a while both units seemed to lose the IP address when turned off, while retaining other parameters, so it's quite a nuisanmce,

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Call queuing question

2005-10-19 Thread Lenz
Hello, if you use a mechanism like agents, * will know that there is nobody at the first level of penalty and route the call to the other level. A different approach could be to have a queue ring A for say 20 second, timeout, route the call to a second queue where B and C are. This should

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Queues and call waiting indication

2005-10-18 Thread Lenz
Hello, you should use asterisk agents and you'll see that the problem will go away. Bye l. On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:13:32 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm running 1.2 beta1 in a mini call center. I have 3 queues with 10 operators, and I'm running into some trouble because when

Re: [Asterisk-Users] ACD calls to busy agents

2005-10-17 Thread Lenz
Hello, are you using Asteriks agents or dialing straight to extensions? because if you are using agents for incoming calls and then you dial straight out of Asterisk, Asterisk will not know that the agent is busy. One possible workaround would be to make a call to the agent using a .call

Re: [Asterisk-Users] ACD calls to busy agents

2005-10-17 Thread Lenz
. Hence the proper behavior has to come through feature request only. -- jt On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 04:30, Lenz wrote: Hello, are you using Asteriks agents or dialing straight to extensions? because if you are using agents for incoming calls and then you dial straight out of Asterisk, Asterisk

[Asterisk-Users] compiling Asterisk 1.2 with zaptel and h.323

2005-10-17 Thread Lenz
Hello list, I have prepared a small recipe on how to compile Asterisk 1.2 beta 1 with a TDM400 card and H.323. You can find it at http://www.oinko.net/astrecipes/index.php?n=102 Any comment / suggestion / modification /bugfix is welcome! I was wondering: is there any way to build a version

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