[Asterisk-Users] Remote Voicemail Retrieval...

Steven Critchfield
Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:41:59 -0000

On Fri, 2005-01-14 at 23:03 -0500, Philippe Daoust
wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I want to listen to voicemails on my * box from a phone that is not
> local to my pbx.  I.e., from my cellphone or my PSTN work line etc.
I'm
> aware that I can forward VM to email or use a web interface but that is
> not always practical.
>
> Other than doing an IVR type arrangement or a phone number dedicated to
> VM access is there a way to do this?  On my old POTS line I used to be
> able to call my line and simply punch "*" during unavailable
message
> playback to go to the equivalent of voicemailmain().  Is there a way to
> do this in *?

Hmm doesn't that example you mention sound an awful lot like an IVR
setup? Essentially, once you answer the line, just make sure there is an
extension that will send you to voicemailmain.
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Steven Critchfield <critch@basesys.com>