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Cisco Unity Connection .wav file delivery

Third-Party Software, Tips & Tricks | Posted by admin
Apr 27 2009

Recently I was asked by a customer to deliver .wav files to the inbox of their mail server from a Unity Connection server.  Well, by asked I mean that the salesperson promised it to them and I had to find a way to deliver it.

I came up with an idea to do this… it didn’t work.  But the idea was sound, it just needed a little tuning to make it work right.

I used a Linux server with PHP and Postfix to make all the magic work.  It also helped that none of the customers used Unity Connection’s web client.

I created aliases on the Postfix server redirecting users to a custom script.  The script then logs into the Unity Connection system and retrieves the .wav file and retransmits it as a new message to a specified email address.

I’m still polishing it up a bit, but it’s fully functional and delivering .wav files to our inboxes as expected.  When I get it to a more flexible format I’ll release it on this site.  For now, if you are interested and don’t mind a ‘beta’ version of the software, let me know and I can provide you with a copy and instructions for use.

Command Line? on a CE-500

Tips & Tricks | Posted by admin
Apr 08 2009

I was recently told about a method to gain command line access to a CE-500.  Since I much prefer the command line to the GUI interfaces, I was thrilled.  After investigating however, I found that the “command line” was actually a web based frontend to the cli.  In my opinion, it’s better than the GUI, but I would prefer a telnet/ssh connection.

To get to the web command line interface go to :

http://switch-address/exec/