in reply to Use of Open2()

I do not have any of the hard-ware to test an Asterisk server on, but a quick search found the website of the author of asterisk-perl. Maybe you can find some more info there or by following the links on that page.

CountZero

A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James

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