9. Voicemail
In this chapter, we review the capabilities of Asterisk’s built-in voicemail system. Note that this is different from an interactive voice response (IVR) system, which is covered in depth in Chapter 10, “Interactive Voice Response.”
Voicemail is an essential component of any professional telephone system.1
1. As a humorous homage to the popular Nortel Meridian PBX voicemail system called Meridian Mail, the Asterisk developers have named the Asterisk voicemail system Comedian Mail.
9.1 Example Implementations
The examples that follow should give you a quick overview of typical configurations. Specifics and special features are covered in section 9.3, “Dialplan Applications.”
9.1.1 An Example Home System
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