What is the history of the ∗∗ operator, used for exponentiation? [more inside]
posted by king walnut on Sep 27, 2008 - 6 answers

Can anyone recommend business class VOIP termination that is not a fully hosted solution by the terminating company? [more inside]
posted by clarkie666 on Apr 22, 2008 - 6 answers

What is the origin of using asterisks to bracket a self-referential action statement? [more inside]
posted by Tube on Dec 8, 2007 - 27 answers

What does the asterisk mean on a US visa? [more inside]
posted by Listener on Aug 31, 2007 - 2 answers

I'd like a file server. And a print server. And a low-traffic Asterisk server. All running from one box, please. [more inside]
posted by holgate on Apr 9, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm trying to create a high level overview of the possibility of using Asterisk in a small (30-50 seat) contact center. For the people who know Asterisk and know the needs of a basic call center, what level of custom programming should I expect? [more inside]
posted by saraswati on Jan 19, 2007 - 6 answers

How can I set up my own voice mail service? I want to set up something where people buy/rent phone numbers from me and setup voice mail greetings for their friends to hear when they call. How do I go about procuring multiple phone numbers in multiple area codes like "gotVmail" and similar services do? How do I setup voice mail to email? Basically, I want to set up a service like "gotVmail" without 99% of the bells and whistles. Can I do this with asterisk? Any insight into this is well appreciated.
posted by Ezrie on Oct 26, 2006 - 5 answers

Are there any reasonably priced answering machines that can send email or can call me when a message is left on it? [more inside]
posted by jaimev on Aug 22, 2006 - 10 answers

I would like to upgrade my company's aging phone hardware from a Lucent PartnerMail system to Asterisk. Can anyone point me to a site, or worklog detailing something of this nature? We would like to keep our existing phones, and I'm not sure if and how it would support these phones.
posted by jackofsaxons on Jun 16, 2006 - 6 answers

are there still search engines that accept an asterisk as a wild card? [more inside]
posted by Silky Slim on Jun 7, 2006 - 10 answers

Looking to learn a scripting language. Which? [more inside]
posted by jwadhams on Nov 4, 2005 - 38 answers