[OGo-Discuss] OGo and asterisk

[Helge Hess]

On Nov 19, 2006, at 06:21, Sebastian Reitenbach wrote:
> sure, it was just an idea i had. when I see how ogo works, i think  
> it would be hard to  integrate it right now. If it would directly  
> come from ogo, it would have to use some kind of an asynchronous  
> web communication protocols, like these web2 thingies.

Well, whats hard about using AJAX with OGo? Obviously one must ask  
first why you want to use it for what.

Popping up panels is not impossible (eg the see the create-contact  
button in the apt editor), but quite often its not worth the effort  
and bad effects.

>> I completely disagree.  The move is clearly toward "Unified  
>> Messaging".
>> Integration for voice mail should be via the mail/imap server.   
>> Messages
>> belong in the INBOX.
> Ok, if configured, asterisk sends voice mails to the users e-mail  
> addresses with a .wav file attached, containing the message. I get  
> my voice mails via mail too. butpersonally I do not really like it  
> that way, I like to have them separated from mail.

The question is _why_ you do not like it that way. I agree with Adam,  
it naturally belongs into email.
Most likely you don't like it because your email folders are spammed  
and not well separated. But it isn't hard to filter all voice mail  
messages into a specific IMAP4 folder (eg /VoiceInbox).

I suppose what would be really cool is displaying specific IMAP4  
folders (or even queries on those) as tabs in projects or contacts.

Anyways, if Asterisk already has a voicebox which can be queried  
using a protocol it would be nice to integrate that. And most likely  
not hard either.

> then just another idea, what about configuring call forwarding,  
> answering
> machine, ... would be great to have a tab for accounts in the  
> personsUI, where accounts can configure this, as it is with the  
> vacation tab for e-mail.

Yes, that would be nice. If Asterisk supports something similiar to  
Sieve.

Greets,
   Helge
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