asterisk users - Feb 2006 - dummy Technology/resource for Dial

I need to guarantee a Dial(Technology/resource,20) will ring somewhere
for 20 seconds before timing out.  The problem is that if all of my
Technology/resource pairs are SIP phones for example, if none of the
listed phones are actually online/logged in, the Dial bails immediately.
I would rather the Dial run it's timeout course.

Any way I can do that?  Is there a way to create some kind of "dummy"
Technology/resource that will never answer but will always keep Dial()
happy that it might?

Thanx,
b.

-- 
My other computer is your Microsoft Windows server.

Brian J. Murrell
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The 'local' technology might be what you want, you can use it to dial an
extension/context, and handle call direction there.  It will actually 
always answer technically though, and will split your CDRs.  You will 
also want to watch out for variable inheritance when using local channels.

Brian J. Murrell wrote:
>I need to guarantee a Dial(Technology/resource,20) will ring somewhere
>for 20 seconds before timing out.  The problem is that if all of my
>Technology/resource pairs are SIP phones for example, if none of the
>listed phones are actually online/logged in, the Dial bails immediately.
>I would rather the Dial run it's timeout course.
>
>Any way I can do that?  Is there a way to create some kind of
"dummy"
>Technology/resource that will never answer but will always keep Dial()
>happy that it might?
>
>Thanx,
>b.
>
>  
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Hmm see if this works,

Extensions.conf
[ring-30]
exten => s,1,ringing();
exten => s,2,wait(30);
exten => s,3,hangup();

...

then in your Dial(SIP/1&SIP/2&Local/s@ring-30);

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
 > bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Brian J. Murrell
 > Sent: 07 February 2006 03:56
 > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
 > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] dummy Technology/resource for Dial
 > 
 > I need to guarantee a Dial(Technology/resource,20) will ring
somewhere
 > for 20 seconds before timing out.  The problem is that if all of my
 > Technology/resource pairs are SIP phones for example, if none of the
 > listed phones are actually online/logged in, the Dial bails
immediately.
 > I would rather the Dial run it's timeout course.
 > 
 > Any way I can do that?  Is there a way to create some kind of
"dummy"
 > Technology/resource that will never answer but will always keep
Dial()
 > happy that it might?
 > 
 > Thanx,
 > b.
 > 
 > --
 > My other computer is your Microsoft Windows server.
 > 
 > Brian J. Murrell