RE: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-12-04 Thread Steve Sobol
obol > Sent: Fri 12/1/2006 5:15 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension > > > On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Brad Templeton wrote: > > > Problem there is only some phones have lin

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-12-01 Thread Brad Templeton
On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 07:37:35PM -0700, Ken Williams wrote: > I was able to set a program to speed dial the park extension. Then a user > just hits TNFR followed by the line I've programmed to speed dial park. > > If you get the HOLD button to do this, I'd love to hear how :). Oh, that wo

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-12-01 Thread Brad Templeton
On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 04:55:51PM -0500, John Novack wrote: > In most hybrid business systems one does NOT place a call on hold, but > begins a transfer, either a specific function button or intercom button > which automatically places the call on hold, gives a new dialtone and > another extens

RE: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-12-01 Thread Ken Williams
iling List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Brad Templeton wrote: > Problem there is only some phones have line buttons, and when they have > them they are scarce and there's many things you might

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-12-01 Thread Steve Sobol
On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Brad Templeton wrote: > Problem there is only some phones have line buttons, and when they have > them they are scarce and there's many things you might like to do with them, > and dedicating them to this would be low on my list. Dedicating one speed Eventually I am going t

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-12-01 Thread Steve Sobol
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Ira wrote: > Either write what you want, or learn to use what we have and hope I am not averse to coding something. I'm actually looking at the source for parkandannounce and I've looked at the source for valetparking. Valetparking looks like it would do fine, but I can't

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-12-01 Thread John Novack
Tom Rymes wrote: On Nov 30, 2006, at 8:55 PM, Brad Templeton wrote: On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 02:50:21PM -0500, Tom Rymes wrote: for example: In your example above where they can't figure out how to transfer, why don't you edit features.conf and define the transfer key as # or something. Then,

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-12-01 Thread Tom Rymes
On Nov 30, 2006, at 8:55 PM, Brad Templeton wrote: On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 02:50:21PM -0500, Tom Rymes wrote: for example: In your example above where they can't figure out how to transfer, why don't you edit features.conf and define the transfer key as # or something. Then, when they have a ca

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-30 Thread Andrew Joakimsen
There are plenty of phones that support BLF. The grandstream phone are like an enterprise-grade solution packed into the absolute lowest end possible (yet still pretty damn decent) hardware. If grandstream made $150 phones I think they might take over the market. Have you tried valetparking at al

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-30 Thread Lacy Moore - Aspendora
Didn't Digium and Polycom recently announce that Polycom phones are the "official" phones for Asterisk or something like that? If so, can we at least get the full functionality of Polycom's phones in Asterisk. Unless I'm mistaken, the PARK soft key doesn't work with Asterisk, neither do any of t

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-30 Thread Brad Templeton
On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 02:50:21PM -0500, Tom Rymes wrote: > for example: In your example above where they can't figure out how to > transfer, why don't you edit features.conf and define the transfer > key as # or something. Then, when they have a call for "Bill" across > they way, they can d

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-30 Thread Tom Rymes
On Nov 29, 2006, at 11:40 PM, Lacy Moore - Aspendora wrote: [snip] I went from a Lucent Merlin Legend system to Asterisk. For me, it's a tradeoff for features. To my users, it was a step backward. I also upgraded an office from a Partner system to Asterisk. To the users, it is a huge s

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-30 Thread Brad Templeton
On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 12:03:24AM -0600, Lacy Moore - Aspendora wrote: > The question is what is the best interface? On our old system, we put the > caller on hold, went to another phone, pressed pickup and then entered the > extension where the call is on hold. I never liked that, especially if

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-30 Thread Ira
At 08:40 PM 11/29/2006, you wrote: Either write what you want, or learn to use what we have and hope that SLA when it appears is better. Parking is not the best solution, I think that's the problem with the Asterisk community right now. Anytime something is suggested, the response is either

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-29 Thread Lacy Moore - Aspendora
On 11/29/06, Brian Capouch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Complaints are always considered, but calling the developers childish and repeating that complaint over and over in an email isn't likely to do much to advance the cause you've taken on. Sorry about the rant. I apologize for making the ch

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-29 Thread Brian Capouch
Lacy Moore - Aspendora wrote: I think that's the problem with the Asterisk community right now. Anytime something is suggested, the response is either write it yourself or deal with what is there. Do you have experience with other big, complex Open Source projects? Do you know of any whe

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-29 Thread Lacy Moore - Aspendora
Either write what you want, or learn to use what we have and hope that SLA when it appears is better. Parking is not the best solution, I think that's the problem with the Asterisk community right now. Anytime something is suggested, the response is either write it yourself or deal with what

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-29 Thread Brad Templeton
On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 06:05:31PM -0500, Steve Sobol wrote: > On Mon, 27 Nov 2006, Brad Templeton wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 11:20:27PM -0500, Andrew Joakimsen wrote: > > > Can you explain how ValetParking and twenty minutes worth of "dialplan > > > creativitiy" can't do the same EXACT

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-29 Thread Ira
At 03:08 PM 11/29/2006, you wrote: It'd actually be great, because the behavior would be almost identical to that of our old PBX. Either write what you want, or learn to use what we have and hope that SLA when it appears is better. Parking is not the best solution, but it works. If you have A

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-29 Thread Steve Sobol
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006, Brad Templeton wrote: > As I was noting in an earlier message, the parking lot concept is to my > view not a thrilling interface at best, and I can't see many times one > would want it in a SOHO environment.It seems best for a large PBX > where people are moving to random

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-29 Thread Steve Sobol
On Mon, 27 Nov 2006, Brad Templeton wrote: > On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 11:20:27PM -0500, Andrew Joakimsen wrote: > > Can you explain how ValetParking and twenty minutes worth of "dialplan > > creativitiy" can't do the same EXACT thing you are describing? Sometimes the > > simplest answer is never th

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-27 Thread Brad Templeton
On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 11:20:27PM -0500, Andrew Joakimsen wrote: > Can you explain how ValetParking and twenty minutes worth of "dialplan > creativitiy" can't do the same EXACT thing you are describing? Sometimes the > simplest answer is never the most obvious Yeah. With valet parking (or an

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-27 Thread Andrew Joakimsen
Can you explain how ValetParking and twenty minutes worth of "dialplan creativitiy" can't do the same EXACT thing you are describing? Sometimes the simplest answer is never the most obvious On 11/27/06, Brad Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In my view of the SOHO environment, you woul

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-27 Thread Brad Templeton
On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 04:05:34AM -0800, Steve Langstaff wrote: > > > > What I describe is different. There are no shared lines, but if > > you put a call on hold on one phone on a non-shared line you > > can go to another -- any other in the pickup group, whether > > it is registered to have

RE: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-27 Thread Steve Langstaff
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Brad Templeton > Sent: 27 November 2006 11:48 > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific &g

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-27 Thread Brad Templeton
On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 01:46:58AM -0800, Steve Langstaff wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Brad Templeton > > Sent: 25 November 2006 21:02 > > [snip] > > > ...the UI I think most people want, which is, just put >

RE: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-27 Thread Steve Langstaff
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Brad Templeton > Sent: 25 November 2006 21:02 [snip] > ...the UI I think most people want, which is, just put > the call on hold, and go somewhere else and push a button to > pick it up. > > Th

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-25 Thread Brad Templeton
On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 07:17:47AM -0500, marvin horst wrote: > The valet system gets us partway from what I read, but it still uses the > >arbitrary number slots. It still requires the user know to transfer a > >call to the valet. > > > >no you can park to a specific number (lotname) > > exten =

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-25 Thread marvin horst
The valet system gets us partway from what I read, but it still uses the arbitrary number slots. It still requires the user know to transfer a call to the valet. no you can park to a specific number (lotname) exten => _6XX,1,ValetParkCall(auto|8${EXTEN:1:2}|180|${CALLEDEXTEN}|1|internal) ;

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-24 Thread Brad Templeton
On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 04:51:26PM -0800, Ira wrote: > At 03:14 PM 11/22/2006, you wrote: > >The missing piece of the puzzle: I'm extension 203. I want any call I park > >to get parked at extension 2203. I want a call my boss parks to park at > >2205, since he's ext. 205. In other words, I want cal

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-24 Thread marvin horst
You need the valet parking module. It's a third pary add-on app. This is a direct link to the current code http://www.pbxfreeware.org/app_valetparking.c Here is a link to the original README http://www.loligo.com/asterisk/misc/apps/app_valetparking.README On 11/22/06, Steve Sobol <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [asterisk-users] How to park calls on a specific extension

2006-11-24 Thread Ira
At 03:14 PM 11/22/2006, you wrote: The missing piece of the puzzle: I'm extension 203. I want any call I park to get parked at extension 2203. I want a call my boss parks to park at 2205, since he's ext. 205. In other words, I want calls parked FROM extension XYZ to be parked AT extension (XYZ+20