Bug#475178: asterisk-config: 911/other emergency call not included in extensions.conf

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 10:55:32AM -0400, xavier renaut wrote:

> i noticed a lot of stuff is included in extensions.conf for making calls
> and all, but not the 911. i think it's important enough to add it, and
> maybe add comments for people not in a country which accept 911. 

911 is used in the US and canada, but on other coutries there are
different numbers.

> 
> something like :
> 
> [emergency]
> exten => 911,1,Dial(${TRUNK}/${EXTEN})
> exten => 9911,1,Dial(${TRUNK}/911)
> 
> and in [local]
> include => emergency

This is both US-specific, and requires TRUNK to be useful.

Upstream (which happen to be from the US) don't like it either.

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