asterisk users - Mar 2004 - callprogress on outgoing calls placed via /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing

Hi,

I am having problems with answer detection on a Wildcard X100p.  Here is the
issue:

When placing a call by copying a sample.call file into
/var/spool/asterisk/outgoing, the call is made, but execution of the context
continues immediately after dialing.  I would like to wait until the callee
answers before proceeding in the context.

If I uncomment the "callprogress=yes" in zapata.conf, the context just
hangs
at step 1 and never proceeds onwards.  No call progress messages are output
or anything.  Is this due to the "experimental" nature of call
progress
detection, or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks,

Dave

extensions.conf
----------------
[callme]
exten => s,1,Answer
exten => s,2,Playback(demo-congrats)
exten => s,3,Hangup

zapata.conf
------------
[channels]
context=default
signalling=fxs_ks
;callprogress=yes
echocancel=yes
echotraining=yes
channel=>1

sample.call
-----------
Channel: Zap/1/<phone # here>
MaxRetries: 0
RetryTime: 60
WaitTime: 30
Context: callme
Extension: s
Priority: 1

zaptel.conf
-----------
defaultzone=us
loadzone=us
fxsks=1

If you want reliable progress (busy, answer, etc) you must use a digital line
like a T-1 and/or PRI.  It's as simple as that.  There is no way for the
X100P
to know when the call has been answered since analog lines do not signal that.
 callprogress tries to fake it by listening to the audio and guessing, but it
usually causes random hangups in the middle of calls instead.

David Zuzga (dzuzga@isdinc.com) wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am having problems with answer detection on a Wildcard X100p.  Here is
the
> issue:
>
> When placing a call by copying a sample.call file into
> /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing, the call is made, but execution of the
context
> continues immediately after dialing.  I would like to wait until the callee
> answers before proceeding in the context.
>
> If I uncomment the "callprogress=yes" in zapata.conf, the context
just hangs
> at step 1 and never proceeds onwards.  No call progress messages are output
> or anything.  Is this due to the "experimental" nature of call
progress
> detection, or am I doing something wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
> extensions.conf
> ----------------
> [callme]
> exten => s,1,Answer
> exten => s,2,Playback(demo-congrats)
> exten => s,3,Hangup
>
> zapata.conf
> ------------
> [channels]
> context=default
> signalling=fxs_ks
> ;callprogress=yes
> echocancel=yes
> echotraining=yes
> channel=>1
>
> sample.call
> -----------
> Channel: Zap/1/<phone # here>
> MaxRetries: 0
> RetryTime: 60
> WaitTime: 30
> Context: callme
> Extension: s
> Priority: 1
>
> zaptel.conf
> -----------
> defaultzone=us
> loadzone=us
> fxsks=1
>
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