On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:04 AM, Steve Steffler <stevesteffler@shaw.ca> wrote:

Hi all,

What is the difference between the mod_voicemail "vm_message_ext" parameter and the "file-extension" parameter?

vm_message_ext is a channel variable:
 http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Mod_voicemail#vm_message_ext

file-extension is a parameter of the voicemail module:
http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Mod_voicemail#file-extension

The former sets for a specific user, the latter for mod_voicemail in general.

I want all my voicemail in .WAV format except for a couple of extensions which need to be in MP3.

I'm getting strange results playing with these settings, for example, after logging into the voicemail, it will say "You have 1 new message.  First message at <date and time>", and then instead of the voicemail message there will be silence and a long pause.  Then it will repeat the message count and loop this behavior.  During the silence,  I seem to be able to press keys to trigger voicemail events, like for example I am allowed to delete the message (although it isn't playing the message to me, and I am instead hearing silence).

Any ideas?

Is this perhaps a recording of silence, so that you might actually be listening to a message?
-MC