asterisk users - Jan 2004 - newbie question; can * screen calls?

Does * have the capability to screen calls?  IOW, if someone calls in from 
outside (ie. not a local extension), can * ask the calling party to state 
their name, record it, ring the recipient, play the caller's name for the 
recipient, then give the recipient the choice of answering or forcing the 
call to voice mail?


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On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 20:55, Ken Alker wrote:
> Does * have the capability to screen calls?  IOW, if someone calls in from 
> outside (ie. not a local extension), can * ask the calling party to state 
> their name, record it, ring the recipient, play the caller's name for
the
> recipient, then give the recipient the choice of answering or forcing the 
> call to voice mail?
I thought that's what caller ID was for.

Hi!
> Does * have the capability to screen calls?  IOW, if someone calls in from 
> outside (ie. not a local extension), can * ask the calling party to state 
> their name, record it, ring the recipient, play the caller's name for
the
> recipient, then give the recipient the choice of answering or forcing the 
> call to voice mail?
Hm, just an idea:

- enable recording (see application "monitor")
- answer the incoming call
- playback an annoncement and request the user to speak the name, 
followed by some digit to end the recording
- on key press issue a StopMonitor (you'll need an AGI script for this)
- transfer the person to call parking (or into a conference room with 
MOH)
- call the target and use playback the file recorded with monitor
- now announce the call park number (where would you get that from?), or 
allow the target to administrate (how?) the conference room
- create an extension that triggers another AGI script that hangs up on 
the caller if the target doesn't want to talk, or let the target use 
astman/gastman

Sounds a bit complicated, I admit.

Cheers, Philipp

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