asterisk users - Nov 2006 - dialplan "*" and "0" key detection, not working

Asterisk 1.2.12.1

The "*" key and the "0" key do not seem to be detected in my
dialplan.  I am using  "a" and "o" to detect them.

It simply "falls thru" to my "i" where it says, "I am
sorry that is not a valid extension".

joe a.

Special extensions like a, o, i, etc do not seem to be read from
include => 'ed contexts.

joe a. wrote:
> Asterisk 1.2.12.1
> 
> The "*" key and the "0" key do not seem to be detected
in my dialplan.  I am using  "a" and "o" to detect them.
> 
> It simply "falls thru" to my "i" where it says, "I
am sorry that is not a valid extension".
> 
> joe a.
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Eric "ManxPower" Wieling<eric@fnords.org> Wrote on: 11/16/2006
7:36 PM:
> Special extensions like a, o, i, etc do not seem to be read from
> include => 'ed contexts.
> 
Is this a "bug" or "as designed"?   

In this case, it is not an "include".  The "i" seems to work
fine.  From an off list discussion, it appears
that "a" and "o" only work within the Voicemail function. 
??

Since the testing I am doing is outside that function, am I forced to
re-configure my dialplan?

joe a.