[Gllug] Server Setup

[David Abbishaw]

I've been using asterisk with great success for voicemail, what's
particularly nice is that it emails the voicemail message to me.  I've setup
a distribution list so that I get a copy at my home and work email, and
recently even started sending a copy to my girl friend in the same way.
Asterisk even catches the phone number who's called if you hae caller id
enabled from your telco. (does need an extra little patch if you don’t buy
digium's hardware.)  You would need an FXO card but last I saw they were £15
at www.goods2world.com.  Which you'll have to agree is a cheap answer phone
:)



From: Jack Bertram <jack at jbertram.net>
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Server setup
To: gllug at gllug.org.uk
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* Martin A. Brooks <martin at hinterlands.org> [041213 08:15]:
> George Wright wrote:
> 
> >What would be the best way to set this up? Will it render the phone line 
> >useless for incoming voice calls or faxes?
> > 
> >
> 
> pppd will give you a dial-in server. All voice calls will be picked up 
> by the modem.  I seem to recall that there's some magic way of 
> distinguishing an incoming fax call.

You probably want to check out mgetty + vgetty.  I've used this successfully
for voicemail + fax.  I'm not sure you could pass voice calls through for
normal answering, but check the vgetty documentation

j



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