[OpenSER-Devel] aliases table?

[Klaus Darilion]

Henning Westerholt schrieb:
> On Tuesday 23 October 2007, Juha Heinanen wrote:
>> i was testing latest openserdbctl create command and found out that it
>> created a table called "aliases", which i don't use.
>>
>> then i tried to figure out what this table is for and found this in
>> aliases.xml:
>>
>> <db:para>This table for the registrar module is similar to the "location
>> " table, (aliases_contact index makes lookup of missed calls much
>> faster). More  information is available at:
>> &OPENSER_MOD_DOC;registrar.html
>>
>> then i went to see what registar README says about aliases and typed
>> "alias" in firefox find box and it turned red, i.e., there was nothing
>> about it.  the table thus remained a mystery to me.
> 
> Hi Juha,
> 
> i simply ported this table from the 1.2 openser setup script, 
> http://openser.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/database:1.2.x#aliases
> 
> But the exact purpose of this table is unknown for me too. :-) Perhaps it was 
> needed in a previous version of the server?

I think most people use alias_db module now.

regards
klaus