[AusNOG] CLI SIP utility?

[Paul S.]

Any particular reason you want the notifications over voice?

Emails are far easier to send and are regularly used for alerts.

On 23/7/2015 11:58 AM, Ross Wheeler 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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