how to configure asterisk instant messaging

Question

Does asterisk support instant messages? I have tried to configure asterisk for IM (from this example), but when I'm trying to send IM to another sip account asterisk returns warning:

WARNING[20128]: chan_sip.c:16379 receive_message: Received message to sip:[email protected] from sip:[email protected]; tag=d9fdcc28313946c5a2a6ae1eae997c62, dropped it... Content-Type:text/plain Message: hahaha Additionally the SIP client returns message "method not allowed". This is my sip.conf file:

[general]
context=internal
allowguest=no
allowoverlap=no
bindport=5060
bindaddr=0.0.0.0
srvlookup=no
disallow=all
allow=ulaw
alwaysauthreject=yes
canreinvite=no
nat=yes
session-timers=refuse
localnet=192.168.21.153/255.255.255.0
accept_outofcall_message=yes
outofcall_message_context=internal

[test1]
type=friend
host=dynamic
secret=test1
context=internal

[test2]
type=friend
host=dynamic
secret=test2
context=internal

[test3]
type=friend
host=dynamic
secret=test3
context=internal

And this is my extensions.conf file:

[internal]
exten => test1,1,Answer()
exten => test1,2,Dial(SIP/test1,60)
exten => test1,3,Playback(vm-nobodyavail)
exten => test1,4,VoiceMail(test1@main)
exten => test1,5,Hangup()

exten => test2,1,Answer()
exten => test2,2,Dial(SIP/test2,60)
exten => test2,3,Playback(vm-nobodyavail)
exten => test2,4,VoiceMail(test2@main)
exten => test2,5,Hangup()

exten => test3,1,Answer()
exten => test3,2,Dial(SIP/test3,60)
exten => test3,3,Playback(vm-nobodyavail)
exten => test3,4,VoiceMail(test3@main)
exten => test3,5,Hangup()

exten => 8001,1,VoicemailMain(test1@main)
exten => 8001,2,Hangup()

exten => 8002,1,VoicemailMain(test2@main)
exten => 8002,2,Hangup()

exten => 8003,1,VoicemailMain(test3@main)
exten => 8003,2,Hangup()

exten => _.,1,NoOp(SMS receiving dialplan invoked) 
exten => _.,n,NoOp(To ${MESSAGE(to)}) 
exten => _.,n,NoOp(From ${MESSAGE(from)}) 
exten => _.,n,NoOp(Body ${MESSAGE(body)}) 
exten => _.,n,Set(ACTUALTO=${CUT(MESSAGE(to),@,1)}) 
exten => _.,n,MessageSend(${ACTUALTO},${MESSAGE(from)}) 
exten => _.,n,NoOp(Send status is ${MESSAGE_SEND_STATUS}) 
exten => _.,n,GotoIf($["${MESSAGE_SEND_STATUS}" != "SUCCESS"]? 
sendfailedmsg) 
exten => _.,n,Hangup() 
exten => h,1,Hangup() 
; 
; Handle failed messaging 
exten => _.,n(sendfailedmsg),Set(MESSAGE(body)="[${STRFTIME(${EPOCH},, 
%d%m%Y-%H:%M:%S)}] Your message to ${EXTEN} has failed. Retry later.") 
exten => _.,n,Set(ME_1=${CUT(MESSAGE(from),<,2)}) 
exten => _.,n,Set(ACTUALFROM=${CUT(ME_1,@,1)}) 
exten => _.,n,MessageSend(${ACTUALFROM},ServiceCenter) 
exten => _.,n,Hangup() 
exten => h,1,Hangup() 

Answer 1

Yes. Asterisk is supporting IM. Please Use Asterisk 11 or higher version. I think you are using old version. I had same problem in asterisk-10. I upgraded to Asterisk to Asterisk-11. Please see below Detail instruction for Asterisk IM.

Write below line in general section of sip.conf file.

[general]

accept_outofcall_message=yes 
outofcall_message_context=dialplan_name
auth_message_requests=yes

Write below lines in extensions.conf file. This is dialplan to send IM.

[dialplan_name]
exten => _.,1,NoOp(SMS receiving dialplan invoked)
exten => _.,n,NoOp(To ${MESSAGE(to)})
exten => _.,n,NoOp(From ${MESSAGE(from)})
exten => _.,n,NoOp(Body ${MESSAGE(body)})
exten => _.,n,AGI(chatplan.php,${MESSAGE(from)})
;exten => _.,n,Set(ACTUALTO=${CUT(MESSAGE(to),@,1)})
;exten => _.,n,ExecIf($["${ACTUALTO}" != "sip:${EXTEN}"]?Set(ACTUALTO=sip:${EXTEN}))
exten => _.,n,MessageSend(${ACTUALTOS},${MESSAGE(from)})
exten => _.,n,NoOp(Send status is ${MESSAGE_SEND_STATUS})
exten => _.,n,GotoIf($["${MESSAGE_SEND_STATUS}" != "SUCCESS"]?sendfailedmsg)
exten => _.,n,Hangup()
;
; Handle failed messaging
exten => _.,n(sendfailedmsg),NoOp(Sending error to user)
exten => _.,n,Set(SRC=${MESSAGE(from)})
exten => _.,n,Set(DST=${MESSAGE(to)})
exten => _.,n,Set(MSG=${MESSAGE(body)}) 
exten => _.,n,Set(MESSAGE(body)="[${STRFTIME(${EPOCH},,%d%m%Y-%H:%M:%S)}] Your message to ${EXTEN} has failed. Sending when available")
exten => _.,n,Set(ME_1=${CUT(MESSAGE(from),<,2)})
exten => _.,n,Set(ACTUALFROM=${CUT(ME_1,@,1)})
exten => _.,n,MessageSend(${ACTUALFROM},ServiceCenter)
exten => _.,n,GotoIf($["${INQUEUE}" != "1"]?startq)
exten => _.,n,Hangup()
;
exten => _.,n(startq),NoOp(Queueing messaging for offline)
exten => _.,n,Set(MSGTIME=${STRFTIME(${EPOCH},,%d%m%Y-%H:%M:%S)})
exten => _.,n,SYSTEM(/var/lib/asterisk/agi-bin/astqueue.sh –SRC ‘${SRC}’ –DST ‘${DST}’ –MSG ‘${MSG}’)
exten => _.,n,Hangup()[app-fakeanswer]
exten => _.,1,NoCDR
exten => _.,n,Set(DESTDEV=${EXTEN})
exten => _.,n,Set(THISDEVSTATE=${DEVICE_STATE(SIP/${DESTDEV})})
exten => _.,n,GotoIf($["${THISDEVSTATE}" = "UNAVAILABLE"]?hang)
exten => _.,n,GotoIf($["${THISDEVSTATE}" = "UNKNOWN"]?hang)
exten => _.,n,Answer
exten => _.,n,Hangup()
exten => _.,n(hang),Hangup()

Add above lines in your respected files. Use Asterisk-11 for IM. I had same problem in older asterisk version. Hope you are using Asterisk-11.