new to asterisk and debian

[Steve Bull]

Thank you. - Steve

> Hi Steve,
>
> Am Samstag, den 07.01.2006, 17:57 -0500 schrieb Steve Bull:
>> I've just asked binfone.com to install a debian server for me and
>> install
>> asterisk.   What configuration of debian and asterisk would be best to
>> achieve my goal of producing a series of reliable cellphone tours in
>> support of nyhistory.org museum exhibits?
>>
>> By the way, I was dismayed to read the "unstable" repeated so many times
>> on http://packages.qa.debian.org/a/asterisk.html
>>
>> As I am new to both debian and asterisk, please forgive my early
>> requests
>> for guidance.
>
> All of the uploads in Debian go through unstable. From there they
> proceed into so called "testing" which is eventually released as new
> stable. Thus the version you have now in Sarge (current Debian stable)
> also went through unstable and was found worthy progressing into
> testing. Nothing to worry about there.
>
> For the above request of course binfone.com should know what they
> support best, and i guess they'll go for Debian stable unless
> neccessary. If you're new to Debian and Asterisk you have been right to
> ask for commercial support from people who are paid to ensure your
> service. As you may or may not have read, Debian is based on voluntary
> work and thus cannot offer you setting up your box. So from that point
> you should rely on binfone.com to provide you with the setup you asked
> for. If you have any further VoIP-specific Debian questions, feel free
> to come back to us. For general support, there's good mailinglists like
> debian-user who will be able to help you with more general
> administration tasks if needed.
>
> Hth.
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  Kilian
>


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Stephen Medaris Bull
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