VMAuthenticate(mailbox[,options])
Full arguments reference
mailboxrequiredmailboxcontext
optionss- Skip playing the initial prompts.
This application behaves the same way as the Authenticate application, but the passwords are taken from voicemail.conf. If the mailbox is specified, only that mailbox's password will be considered valid. If the mailbox is not specified, the channelA single call leg passing through Asterisk. Channels represent connections to endpoints and are what dialplan applications act on. variable AUTH_MAILBOX will be set with the authenticated mailbox.
The VMAuthenticate application will exit if the following DTMFDual-Tone Multi-Frequency, the touch-tone signals phones send for digit input during a call, used by IVRs and feature codes. digit is entered as Mailbox or Password, and the extensionA dialplan entry that matches a dialed number or pattern within a context and triggers a sequence of prioritized steps. exists:
*- Jump to theaextension in the current dialplanThe core call-routing configuration of Asterisk, written mostly in extensions.conf as contexts, extensions, and priorities that decide how every call is handled. Full definition → contextA named section of the dialplan that groups extensions. Calls enter a specific context and can only reach extensions visible from it, making contexts the basic unit of call routing and security..
mailboxrequiredmailboxcontext
optionss- Skip playing the initial prompts.
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