asterisk users - Aug 2006 - New Voicemail Client for Win32, Linux x86, Mac OS X released

Hi,

were releasing a beta version of our java eclipse based
asterisk voicemail client called "Tycho". You can download the client
binary at: http://sip-syndication.com.

Please note that the client needs a set of php scripts installed
on the server side. The server side scripts, called "vmxml" are
open source and available on the same website.

Screenshots:
MS Windows 
http://sip-syndication.com/images/stories/tycho/msw-tycho-overview-65.png
Linux
Mac OS X
http://sip-syndication.com/images/stories/tycho/tycho_macosx_ppc_overview-65.png
Linux
http://sip-syndication.com/images/stories/tycho/lnx-ubuntu-tycho-overview-65.png

If you have any questions or problems installing/using the client please mail:
t y c h o at sip-syndication dot com or post to the support forum on our
website.

cheers,

   Arnd

Arnd,

did not yet took the time to evaluate Tycho, but the Voicemail XML 
server side scripts are very helpfull. The source code is rather 
self-explanatory ... but it could be even more helpfull if you could 
provide us with some documentation on the usage of this API.

Anyway, nice work.

Jordi

Arnd Vehling wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> were releasing a beta version of our java eclipse based
> asterisk voicemail client called "Tycho". You can download the
client
> binary at: http://sip-syndication.com.
> 
> Please note that the client needs a set of php scripts installed
> on the server side. The server side scripts, called "vmxml" are
> open source and available on the same website.
> 
> Screenshots:
> MS Windows 
> http://sip-syndication.com/images/stories/tycho/msw-tycho-overview-65.png
> Linux
> Mac OS X
>
http://sip-syndication.com/images/stories/tycho/tycho_macosx_ppc_overview-65.png
> 
> Linux
>
http://sip-syndication.com/images/stories/tycho/lnx-ubuntu-tycho-overview-65.png
> 
> 
> If you have any questions or problems installing/using the client please 
> mail:
> t y c h o at sip-syndication dot com or post to the support forum on our
> website.
> 
> cheers,
> 
>   Arnd
> 
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Jordi Nelissen_ wrote:
> did not yet took the time to evaluate Tycho, but the Voicemail XML 
> server side scripts are very helpfull. The source code is rather 
> self-explanatory ... but it could be even more helpfull if you could 
> provide us with some documentation on the usage of this API.
The docs are somewhat basic but 90% complete. I will finish them
start of next week. Check the website for an update of the vmxml
docs. Ill post a followup in this thread when complete.

cheers,

   Arnd

In the meanwhile I had the occasion to test and install Tycho.

1. Easy installation
2. Easy configuration
3. Works fast
4. When deleting a voicemail via the phone, the message list shown in 
Tycho is updated automatically almost instantly, which is cool.

--> Nice solution.

If I may say so, an extra feature which would make the solution complete 
is to have the possibility to delete a message by clicking on a URL 
displayed in the voicemail message notification. This will however 
require an improvement of your XML API.

Assume that the URL in the email displays:

http://aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd/vmxml/voicemail.php?folder=INBOX&action=deletemessage&msg=msg0001

When clicking on this link, the voicemail will be deleted.

BUT if msg0000 was previously deleted by asterisk there is an issue 
because asterisk (at least the one I have been using in this test, 1.07) 
seems to renumber all voicemail messages. This means msg0001 becomes 
msg0000 and msg0002 becomes msg0001. As a result when clicking on the 
link in the email you will in fact be deleting msg0002 (!!!).

In short, you could improve your API by deleting a message based upon a 
unique identifier (for example origtime) instead of the message ID.

... my 2 cents

Jordi


Arnd Vehling wrote:
> Jordi Nelissen_ wrote:
> 
>> did not yet took the time to evaluate Tycho, but the Voicemail XML 
>> server side scripts are very helpfull. The source code is rather 
>> self-explanatory ... but it could be even more helpfull if you could 
>> provide us with some documentation on the usage of this API.
> 
> The docs are somewhat basic but 90% complete. I will finish them
> start of next week. Check the website for an update of the vmxml
> docs. Ill post a followup in this thread when complete.
> 
> cheers,
> 
>   Arnd

Good point.

If you click on that link twice by mistake, you may be deleting two different
voicemails.

-- 
-- 
Steven

http://www.glimasoutheast.org



"Jordi Nelissen_" <jordi.nelissen@escaux.com> wrote in message
news:44E752C4.80409@escaux.com...
> In the meanwhile I had the occasion to test and install Tycho.
>
> 1. Easy installation
> 2. Easy configuration
> 3. Works fast
> 4. When deleting a voicemail via the phone, the message list shown in Tycho
is updated automatically almost instantly, which is
> cool.
>
> --> Nice solution.
>
> If I may say so, an extra feature which would make the solution complete is
to have the possibility to delete a message by
> clicking on a URL displayed in the voicemail message notification. This
will however require an improvement of your XML API.
>
> Assume that the URL in the email displays:
>
>
http://aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd/vmxml/voicemail.php?folder=INBOX&action=deletemessage&msg=msg0001
>
> When clicking on this link, the voicemail will be deleted.
>
> BUT if msg0000 was previously deleted by asterisk there is an issue because
asterisk (at least the one I have been using in this
> test, 1.07) seems to renumber all voicemail messages. This means msg0001
becomes msg0000 and msg0002 becomes msg0001. As a result
> when clicking on the link in the email you will in fact be deleting msg0002
(!!!).
>
> In short, you could improve your API by deleting a message based upon a
unique identifier (for example origtime) instead of the
> message ID.
>
> ... my 2 cents
>
> Jordi
>
>
> Arnd Vehling wrote:
>> Jordi Nelissen_ wrote:
>>
>>> did not yet took the time to evaluate Tycho, but the Voicemail XML
server side scripts are very helpfull. The source code is
>>> rather self-explanatory ... but it could be even more helpfull if
you could provide us with some documentation on the usage of
>>> this API.
>>
>> The docs are somewhat basic but 90% complete. I will finish them
>> start of next week. Check the website for an update of the vmxml
>> docs. Ill post a followup in this thread when complete.
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>>   Arnd
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Steven wrote:
> Good point.
> 
> If you click on that link twice by mistake, you may be deleting two
different voicemails.
As far as i tested it, its not possible because of the confirmation prompt 
coming up and the to-be-deleted message will be removed from the selection
window before you can try to delete it again.

Jordis comments about the renumbering problem are nevertheless correct and i
will fix this bug as soon as i get my paid-contract work out of the way. I 
already had a look at the source of app_voicemail.c and must say that the
voicemail storing system of asterisk seems to be, uhm, sub-optimal.

-- Arnd

I agree, It seems to be a lot of file editing/renaming.
I think a change to name the files as YYYYMMDDHHMMSS would be less load on the
server.
And when you listen to them, they would still be played in Chrono order.

-- 
-- 
Steven

http://www.glimasoutheast.org



"Arnd Vehling" <av@nethead.de> wrote in message
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> Steven wrote:
>
>> Good point.
>>
>> If you click on that link twice by mistake, you may be deleting two
different voicemails.
>
> As far as i tested it, its not possible because of the confirmation prompt
coming up and the to-be-deleted message will be removed
> from the selection
> window before you can try to delete it again.
>
> Jordis comments about the renumbering problem are nevertheless correct and
i
> will fix this bug as soon as i get my paid-contract work out of the way. I
already had a look at the source of app_voicemail.c and
> must say that the
> voicemail storing system of asterisk seems to be, uhm, sub-optimal.
>
> -- Arnd
>
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