asterisk users - Jan 2004 - VoiceMail - no user pre-registration

Hi all

Looking for a solution to create a flexible voicemail solution in 
Asterisk without the need to preregister the voicemail users (via 
databases etc etc).

Scenario:
All incoming calls are voicemail calls however the dialled number 
(called party) does not necessarily have a voicemailbox configured in 
the Asterisk system.

I am looking for * to do the following:
    * Call comes in
    * Called number is analysed (e.g. 44123456)
    * Call is routed to default voicemail messages
    * Message is recorded (for the 44123456 number)
~~~~~~
    * When number (44123456) dials voicemail system via voicemail 
service number
    * the A number is analysed and checked if voicemails are present on 
the system for the calling number
    * if voicemail is present the caller goes to voicemail menu to list 
to his voicemail
    * If no voicemail messages are present, * hangs up.

I am curious if such requirements can be realised in Asterisk and maybe 
you have another solution with respect to set up the voicemail without a 
database.
Would appreciate it if you could let me know what you think

Thanks
Jeroen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeroen" <linux@comresult.com>
To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 3:10 PM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] VoiceMail - no user pre-registration

> Hi all
>
> Looking for a solution to create a flexible voicemail solution in
> Asterisk without the need to preregister the voicemail users (via
> databases etc etc).
>
> Scenario:
> All incoming calls are voicemail calls however the dialled number
> (called party) does not necessarily have a voicemailbox configured in
> the Asterisk system.
>
> I am looking for * to do the following:
>     * Call comes in
>     * Called number is analysed (e.g. 44123456)
>     * Call is routed to default voicemail messages
>     * Message is recorded (for the 44123456 number)
> ~~~~~~
>     * When number (44123456) dials voicemail system via voicemail
> service number
>     * the A number is analysed and checked if voicemails are present on
> the system for the calling number
>     * if voicemail is present the caller goes to voicemail menu to list
> to his voicemail
>     * If no voicemail messages are present, * hangs up.
>
> I am curious if such requirements can be realised in Asterisk and maybe
> you have another solution with respect to set up the voicemail without a
> database.
> Would appreciate it if you could let me know what you think
>
> Thanks
> Jeroen
>
My only question is how do you intend to handle passwords?

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Hi!
> Scenario:
> All incoming calls are voicemail calls however the dialled number 
> (called party) does not necessarily have a voicemailbox configured in 
> the Asterisk system.
You could:

- configure a set of temporary mailboxes in voicemail.conf

- direct a caller without mailbox to such a temporary box and record his 
name somehow (either in the Asterisk Db, or using an AGI script)

- after (or at the beginning of the next) call run a clean-up script that 
1. renames the voicemail directory and 2. re-creates the temporary 
mailbox using plain simple shell commands through System(), and 3. 
modifies voicemail.conf and 4. reloads asterisk (for voicemail.conf I 
*think* you don't need a restart).

I am not sure why you wouldn't want to use a database for voicemail.conf, 
but I think it can be done rather easily without.

Cheers, Philipp