Hello All, I am having trouble finding a specific * piece of software so I thought I would see If you guys can help me get my terminology clear. First off let me premise this with "no, this is absolutely not for doing call marketing". I need to make my Asterisk box call a group of people and play them a message. My company deals with education so we need to do follow ups if students are not logging on. We do this manually now but it would be easier and cheaper to just play them a message. What is the term I should be looking for? I keep thinking "auto dialer" or something like that but I am not quite getting there. Any help would be appreciated. I have been learning a bit of Perl so I was thinking I could auto generate and AGI file and then just do a Play() of the mp3 when they pick up at the other end? Seems a little kludge though. Thanks, Wiley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20060103/df8dad64/attachment.htm
You actually aren't far from it. If the system only needs to play the same file to each person, a simple script can be used to pull from a database and create call files. Asterisk will use the call files to place the calls and play a sound. A few minutes of searching on that should get you started. I haven't seen anyone else have a canned script ready to go, but would like to know if anyone does. -Kerry _____ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Wiley Siler Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:32 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Dialer Hello All, I am having trouble finding a specific * piece of software so I thought I would see If you guys can help me get my terminology clear. First off let me premise this with "no, this is absolutely not for doing call marketing". I need to make my Asterisk box call a group of people and play them a message. My company deals with education so we need to do follow ups if students are not logging on. We do this manually now but it would be easier and cheaper to just play them a message. What is the term I should be looking for? I keep thinking "auto dialer" or something like that but I am not quite getting there. Any help would be appreciated. I have been learning a bit of Perl so I was thinking I could auto generate and AGI file and then just do a Play() of the mp3 when they pick up at the other end? Seems a little kludge though. Thanks, Wiley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20060103/fcf8c5a3/attachment.htm
If this or any other example is available, I would be most thankful to have it. I got the go ahead on this project to day so now I have to start seeing how to do this. Thanks, Wiley -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Darren Wiebe Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:00 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Dialer I'm supposed to have a "mostly" canned script that will do this done already. It will pull the list of people to call out of a db and play them the file specified in the db table. Contact me offlist if you're interested. It will be done real soon but I'm not done testing yet. Darren Wiebe darren@aleph-com.net Kerry Garrison wrote:> You actually aren't far from it. If the system only needs to play the > same file to each person, a simple script can be used to pull from a > database and create call files. Asterisk will use the call files to > place the calls and play a sound. A few minutes of searching on that > should get you started. I haven't seen anyone else have a canned > script ready to go, but would like to know if anyone does. > -Kerry > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of > *Wiley Siler > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:32 PM > *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > *Subject:* [Asterisk-Users] Dialer > > Hello All, > > I am having trouble finding a specific * piece of software so I > thought I would see If you guys can help me get my terminologyclear.> > First off let me premise this with "no, this is absolutely not for > doing call marketing". > I need to make my Asterisk box call a group of people and play > them a message. > My company deals with education so we need to do follow ups if > students are not logging on. > We do this manually now but it would be easier and cheaper to just > play them a message. > > What is the term I should be looking for? I keep thinking "auto > dialer" or something like that but I am not quite getting there. > > Any help would be appreciated. I have been learning a bit of Perl > so I was thinking I could auto generate and AGI file and then just > do a Play() of the mp3 when they pick up at the other end? Seems > a little kludge though. > > > Thanks, > Wiley > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >- > >_______________________________________________ >--Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > >Asterisk-Users mailing list >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >-- Darren Wiebe darren@aleph-com.net Aleph Communications ASTPP - Open Source Voip Billing & Calling Cards www.aleph-com.net/astpp _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Just to make it easy, I will be reading the caller list from a another server via a web page, parsing it and dialing. After each pass, I just post back to the server web page and it updates the other system. Our tech just needs to review the log once daily. W -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ben Higley Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 11:46 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Dialer A really neat thing about this, you could make it interactive, and also post the response back from each user on if they accepted it or not. and then call them back in 5 min again :) LOL But someone could be seeing what the system is doing realtime... ./Ben>> >> Hello All, >> >> I am having trouble finding a specific * piece of software so I >> thought I would see If you guys can help me get my terminology > clear. >> >> First off let me premise this with "no, this is absolutely notfor>> doing call marketing". >> I need to make my Asterisk box call a group of people and play >> them a message. >> My company deals with education so we need to do follow ups if >> students are not logging on. >> We do this manually now but it would be easier and cheaper tojust>> play them a message. >> >> What is the term I should be looking for? I keep thinking "auto >> dialer" or something like that but I am not quite getting there. >> >> Any help would be appreciated. I have been learning a bit ofPerl>> so I was thinking I could auto generate and AGI file and thenjust>> do a Play() of the mp3 when they pick up at the other end? Seems >> a little kludge though. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Wiley >> >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>- >>- >> >>_______________________________________________ >>--Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- >> >>Asterisk-Users mailing list >>To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> >> > > > -- > Darren Wiebe > darren@aleph-com.net > Aleph Communications > ASTPP - Open Source Voip Billing & Calling Cards > www.aleph-com.net/astpp > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >_______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
A really neat thing about this, you could make it interactive, and also post the response back from each user on if they accepted it or not. and then call them back in 5 min again :) LOL But someone could be seeing what the system is doing realtime... ./Ben>> >> Hello All, >> >> I am having trouble finding a specific * piece of software so I >> thought I would see If you guys can help me get my terminology > clear. >> >> First off let me premise this with "no, this is absolutely not for >> doing call marketing". >> I need to make my Asterisk box call a group of people and play >> them a message. >> My company deals with education so we need to do follow ups if >> students are not logging on. >> We do this manually now but it would be easier and cheaper to just >> play them a message. >> >> What is the term I should be looking for? I keep thinking "auto >> dialer" or something like that but I am not quite getting there. >> >> Any help would be appreciated. I have been learning a bit of Perl >> so I was thinking I could auto generate and AGI file and then just >> do a Play() of the mp3 when they pick up at the other end? Seems >> a little kludge though. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Wiley >> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>- >> >>_______________________________________________ >>--Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- >> >>Asterisk-Users mailing list >>To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> >> > > > -- > Darren Wiebe > darren@aleph-com.net > Aleph Communications > ASTPP - Open Source Voip Billing & Calling Cards www.aleph-com.net/astpp > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >
Very cool! Is this something you can share the code? Thanks, Wiley -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of trixter aka Bret McDanel Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 2:17 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Dialer On Fri, 2006-01-06 at 11:45 -0700, Wiley Siler wrote:> Just to make it easy, I will be reading the caller list from a another> server via a web page, parsing it and dialing. > After each pass, I just post back to the server web page and it > updates the other system. > Our tech just needs to review the log once daily.That is basically what I did for a customer. I have a DB that is filtered pursuant to 47 CFR 64.1200 and 16 CFR 310 (US federal laws concerning these types of systems -- not calling to the US, dont worry about it). I wrote some tools to make that a snap. I then have 1-N clients pull from the DB servier via HTTP to get the next number to dial and context to goto. The dialplan updates the DB via HTTP so the status of a given number is known and prevents duplicate calls. I added answering machine detection to my asterisk server and a few other things to make the dialing slightly better. The way it works they can have many many calling systems if they need, nothing has to be local to each other. Reports can be generated off any data that is available (timestamps of events, status of calls, etc). This is perfect for dr appt reminders, batch calls saying 'your product has been shipped' etc. -- Trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com Bret McDanel UK +44 870 340 4605 Germany +49 801 777 555 3402 US +1 360 207 0479 or +1 516 687 5200 FreeWorldDialup: 635378 http://www.sacaug.org/ Sacramento Asterisk Users Group
Yes, I would be very interested in this as well. Thanks, Steve> -----Original Message----- > From: Wiley Siler [mailto:wsiler@education2020.com] > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 4:53 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Dialer > > Very cool! Is this something you can share the code? > > Thanks, > Wiley > > > -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of trixter > aka Bret McDanel > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 2:17 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Dialer > > On Fri, 2006-01-06 at 11:45 -0700, Wiley Siler wrote: > > Just to make it easy, I will be reading the caller list from aanother> > > server via a web page, parsing it and dialing. > > After each pass, I just post back to the server web page and it > > updates the other system. > > Our tech just needs to review the log once daily. > > That is basically what I did for a customer. I have a DB that is > filtered pursuant to 47 CFR 64.1200 and 16 CFR 310 (US federal laws > concerning these types of systems -- not calling to the US, dont worry > about it). I wrote some tools to make that a snap. I then have 1-N > clients pull from the DB servier via HTTP to get the next number todial> and context to goto. The dialplan updates the DB via HTTP so thestatus> of a given number is known and prevents duplicate calls. > > I added answering machine detection to my asterisk server and a few > other things to make the dialing slightly better. > > The way it works they can have many many calling systems if they need, > nothing has to be local to each other. Reports can be generated offany> data that is available (timestamps of events, status of calls, etc). > > This is perfect for dr appt reminders, batch calls saying 'yourproduct> has been shipped' etc. > -- > Trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com Bret McDanel > UK +44 870 340 4605 Germany +49 801 777 555 3402 > US +1 360 207 0479 or +1 516 687 5200 > FreeWorldDialup: 635378 > http://www.sacaug.org/ Sacramento Asterisk Users Group > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Darren, I am interested in your project. Let me know if I can help you test. Thanks, Steve> -----Original Message----- > From: Wiley Siler [mailto:wsiler@education2020.com] > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 12:53 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Dialer > > If this or any other example is available, I would be most thankful to > have it. > > I got the go ahead on this project to day so now I have to startseeing> how to do this. > > Thanks, > Wiley > > > -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Darren > Wiebe > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:00 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Dialer > > I'm supposed to have a "mostly" canned script that will do this done > already. It will pull the list of people to call out of a db and play > them the file specified in the db table. Contact me offlist if you're > interested. It will be done real soon but I'm not done testing yet. > > Darren Wiebe > darren@aleph-com.net > > Kerry Garrison wrote: > > > You actually aren't far from it. If the system only needs to playthe> > same file to each person, a simple script can be used to pull from a > > database and create call files. Asterisk will use the call files to > > place the calls and play a sound. A few minutes of searching on that > > should get you started. I haven't seen anyone else have a canned > > script ready to go, but would like to know if anyone does. > > -Kerry > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------> > *From:* asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of > > *Wiley Siler > > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:32 PM > > *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > *Subject:* [Asterisk-Users] Dialer > > > > Hello All, > > > > I am having trouble finding a specific * piece of software so I > > thought I would see If you guys can help me get my terminology > clear. > > > > First off let me premise this with "no, this is absolutely notfor> > doing call marketing". > > I need to make my Asterisk box call a group of people and play > > them a message. > > My company deals with education so we need to do follow ups if > > students are not logging on. > > We do this manually now but it would be easier and cheaper tojust> > play them a message. > > > > What is the term I should be looking for? I keep thinking "auto > > dialer" or something like that but I am not quite getting there. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. I have been learning a bit ofPerl> > so I was thinking I could auto generate and AGI file and thenjust> > do a Play() of the mp3 when they pick up at the other end?Seems> > a little kludge though. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Wiley > > > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > >- > > > >_______________________________________________ > >--Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > >Asterisk-Users mailing list > >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > > -- > Darren Wiebe > darren@aleph-com.net > Aleph Communications > ASTPP - Open Source Voip Billing & Calling Cardswww.aleph-com.net/astpp> > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users