[Asterisk-Users] Remote Voicemail Retrieval...

Howard Lowndes
Fri, 14 Jan 2005 23:36:40 -0000

On Sat, 2005-01-15 at 15:03, 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 *?

Set up voicemailmain in an extension that is part of the context used by
the dial in line and use a Background message so that you can capture
the DTMF for the extension.

>
> Thanks!
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