[Freeswitch-users] att_xfer and loopback

[Michael Collins]

Let me rephrase...

Since loopback is generally evil and should be avoided wherever possible,
what does loopback give you that you can't get from doing a normal
dialstring?
-MC

On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Avi Marcus <avi at avimarcus.net> wrote:

> ... because att_xfer seems to require a "sofia/$profile/$destination"
> directive, and he just wants the call to hit the dialplan.
>
> -Avi
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Michael Collins <msc at freeswitch.org>wrote:
>
>> Why do you need to use loopback at all?
>> -MC
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 3:17 AM, Alex Lake <alex at digitalmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Got a lua script for a B-party "mid-call menu". Is it legitimate to do..
>>> "session:execute("att_xfer", "loopback/"..destnum)"
>>>
>>> I've tried it and it seems to start off doing the right things, but my
>>> A-party gets disconnected as soon as the call to the C-Party (the person
>>> I'm transferring the call to) answers the call.
>>>
>>> Maybe better to try to orchestrate the entire affair from within the lua
>>> script? (Tricky for a beginner like me!)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Alex
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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