asterisk users - Jul 2003 - SUMMARY: Problems with Hangup Detection in VoiceMail2.

Many thanks to Martin Pycko and Mark Spencer.
Mark's suggestion below was correct:

 "Maybe it's stuck trying to send the e-mail notification.  If you take
  the e-mail address out of /etc/asterisk/voicemail.conf does that speed
  it up?"

Indeed it did!
The problem turned out to be a 60second delay while invoking mail,
caused by a mis-configuration of my hostname and /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
(must have been waiting while some DNS lookups timed out).

My original problem is below:
>Hi.
>Has anyone experienced hangup detection problems with the VoiceMail2 app?
>I have a console phone on the FXS port.  When I call a SIP phone, and get
>its voicemail greeting, I can enter the VoiceMail2 app, leave a message,
>and then hit # to stop message recording.
>
>Recording does stop, but the channel stays up inside the VoiceMail2 app
>(as shown by a "show channels" command) for about 60 seconds. 
Then it
>drops.
>
>Is this expected behavior?  If not, how can I make it disconnect the
>call sooner?
>
>I get the very same behavior in all scenarios:
> a) if calling from a console phone to a SIP phone.
> b) if calling in on a POTS line, connected to an FXO card.
>
>a portion of my extensions.conf file is shown below:
>   .
>   .
>exten => 304,1,Dial(SIP/304,16) ;fred
>exten => 304,2,Voicemail2(u304)
>exten => 304,3,Hangup
>   .
>   .
>
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Regards,
Fred
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