<description><para>
Asterisk will send unsolicited MWI NOTIFY messages to the endpoint when state
changes happen for any of the specified mailboxes. More than one mailbox can be
- specified with a comma-delimited string. Mailboxes must be specified as mailbox@context;
- for example: mailboxes=6001@default.
- For endpoints that SUBSCRIBE for MWI, you can set the <literal>mailboxes</literal> option in your AOR
+ specified with a comma-delimited string. app_voicemail mailboxes must be specified
+ as mailbox@context; for example: mailboxes=6001@default. For mailboxes provided by
+ external sources, such as through the res_external_mwi module, you must specify
+ strings supported by the external system.
+ </para><para>
+ For endpoints that SUBSCRIBE for MWI, use the <literal>mailboxes</literal> option in your AOR
configuration.
</para></description>
</configOption>
<synopsis>Default expiration time in seconds for contacts that are dynamically bound to an AoR.</synopsis>
</configOption>
<configOption name="mailboxes">
- <synopsis>Mailbox(es) to be associated with</synopsis>
+ <synopsis>Allow subscriptions for the specified mailbox(es)</synopsis>
<description><para>This option applies when an external entity subscribes to an AoR
- for message waiting indications. The mailboxes specified will be subscribed to.
- More than one mailbox can be specified with a comma-delimited string.
- For endpoints that cannot SUBSCRIBE for MWI, you can set the <literal>mailboxes</literal> option in your
- Endpoint configuration section.
+ for Message Waiting Indications. The mailboxes specified will be subscribed to.
+ More than one mailbox can be specified with a comma-delimited string.
+ app_voicemail mailboxes must be specified as mailbox@context;
+ for example: mailboxes=6001@default. For mailboxes provided by external sources,
+ such as through the res_external_mwi module, you must specify strings supported by
+ the external system.
+ </para><para>
+ For endpoints that cannot SUBSCRIBE for MWI, you can set the <literal>mailboxes</literal> option in your
+ endpoint configuration section to enable unsolicited MWI NOTIFYs to the endpoint.
</para></description>
</configOption>
<configOption name="maximum_expiration" default="7200">