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[SFtrack] Created: (XCF-2736) Enable Polycom logs/contacts/preferences store capability (ftp)

Enable Polycom logs/contacts/preferences store capability (ftp)
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                 Key: XCF-2736
                 URL: http://track.sipfoundry.org/browse/XCF-2736
             Project: sipXconfig
          Issue Type: New Feature
          Components: polycom
            Reporter: Paul Mossman
            Priority: Minor


This request is enable the Polycom SoundPoint IP capability to store/retrieve 
its logs, contact list, and user preferences to/from an FTP server.  

See http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-dev/msg12912.html for the 
background discussion, and the Polycom firmware Administration Guide for 
configuration details.

The [MAC].cfg (or 00000000000.cfg) file is used to configure this capability, 
through the CONTACTS_DIRECTORY and LOG_FILE_DIRECTORY attributes.  The value 
can be a URL with an alternate directory, server, username and password.  The 
FTP server must allow creation and modification of files, so the existing FTP 
directory and "PlcmSpIp" username are not an option.

My preference is to continue to use the sipXecs FTP server, but simply use an 
alternate username and path.  This is easiest for administrators, but there is 
a risk in allowing filesystem write access to the call server with a trivial 
username and password.  (Perhaps this risk could be mitigated by a separate 
partition, or disk quotas?)

Alternately a remote FTP server could be used, which would remove the risk.  
But this adds complexity for the installer to set-up, and also would require 
additional configuration work.

This functionality should handle the case where the Phone's "Serial number" 
(MAC address) is changed in sipXconfig.  (This happens when phones are swapped 
or replaced.)  The contact list and user preferences files contain the MAC 
address of the phone.  If the user is given a new phone, the administrator will 
update the "Serial number" in sipXconfig.  When this happen the names of the 
files should also be changes so that the new phone picks up the user's contact 
list and user preferences.  (This should be done regardless of whether the FTP 
server is local or remote.)


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