[AusNOG] CLI SIP utility?

Scott Howard scott at doc.net.au
Thu Jul 23 15:41:49 EST 2015


May be overkill for what you're after, but Asterisk can do this very easily
using call files.

http://the-asterisk-book.com/1.6/call-file.html

Both text-to-voice and full interaction (eg, press 1 to listen to the
message, etc) are supported.

  Scott



On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 10:58 PM, Ross Wheeler <ausnog at rossw.net> wrote:

>
> Might seem like a strange request, but here goes anyway!
>
> Does anyone know of a small, simple, command-line utility that can simply
> connect to a VoIP service, make a call and either play a wav/mp3 file or
> (even nicer) text-to-voice, then terminate?
>
> There are plenty of GUI things, things that run in windows etc - I just
> want a small utility that can run on a remote freeBSD or linux box and can
> call (via an existing SIP account) for assistance if certain conditions
> exist.
>
> pjsip looks like it might almost sortof-kindof do it, but it's unclear if
> it can automatically dial and deliver a message without some sort of
> external scripting.
>
> I'm sure it'd be a very useful tool, everything from calling for help if
> disks fill up, environmental conditions turn to crap, power loss, fire,
> break-in, low fuel, battery fail...
>
> Yes, I could use asterisk (and do on some sites), but that seems like a
> whole lot of extra baggage than is required for the (simple) task at hand.
>
> TIA,
> R.
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