Hi Iqbal,
Thanks for the info!
I now have all SER users setup with numeric usernames, and have asterisk reading from mysql, so updates are easy. I am still a little concerned about the DIDs and alpha aliases. Maybe you can shed some light on things...
What was the reason for putting your DIDs in a seperate table? I am currently using the aliases table to store both alpha (softphones) and numeric (DID) aliases. I am using SER's numeric SIP usernames for my asterisk mailboxs/extensions. Is there anything I should be concerned about with this setup?
One fear I have is that at some point my SIP usernames will be confused with real world DIDs. For example, if I have a the SIP username 3331234... If this number is actually a real PSTN phone number, I can see this causing problems as SER matches the username before looking up aliases.
- Daryl
On 10/10/05, Iqbal iqbal@gigo.co.uk wrote:
I use numbers for all usernames in ser, and hence voicemail boxes in asterisk, makes it easier. All aliases are names, hence both work.
DID in separate table which is mapped to subscriber just like alias is, hence I do two lookups, one in aliases and one in DiD_table, I was going to drop aliases altogether , and may do in the future, but for those using softphones it's easier.
As for updating get asterisk to read from mysql, and then when you add a user simply create the voicemail entry in there.
Iqbal
Daryl Sanders wrote:
I'm looking for pointers, best practices or experiences from SER users who are using Asterisk for voicemail-only in their SER setup, especially when it comes to planning username/extension/mailbox naming schemes.
This is for a large-scale deployment (10K+ users) so I want to get it right the first time. Many of my users will have DIDs tied to their account while others will not.
Are there any advantages/disadvantages to having alpha-numeric SER usernames and using aliases for DID numbers?
I'm not sure if it matters, but we will be using a third party PSTN provider and will need to support DIDs from multiple countries.
Also, are there any scripts available to automatically create an Asterisk voicemail box when a new user is added to SER?
As always, your input is greatly appreciated!
- Daryl
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