--- asterisk/channels/chan_agent.c.gjb	2004-06-22 14:48:59.000000000 -0400
+++ asterisk/channels/chan_agent.c	2004-06-28 11:36:31.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 /*
  * Asterisk -- A telephony toolkit for Linux.
  *
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
 "	'n' - don't generate the warnings when there is no callerid or the agentid is not known. It's handy if you want to have one context for agent and non-agent calls.\n";
 
 static char moh[80] = "default";
+static char preackannounce[80];              /* Pre Acknowledgement Announcement to play */
 
 #define AST_MAX_AGENT	80		/* Agent ID or Password max length */
 #define AST_MAX_BUF	256
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@
 static int autologoff;
 static int wrapuptime;
 static int ackcall;
+static int preack;
 
 static int usecnt =0;
 AST_MUTEX_DEFINE_STATIC(usecnt_lock);
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@
 	int abouttograb;					/* About to grab */
 	int autologoff;					/* Auto timeout time */
 	int ackcall;					/* ackcall */
+        int preack;                                     /* If we have a preackannounce file */
 	time_t loginstart;					/* When agent first logged in (0 when logged off) */
 	time_t start;						/* When call started */
 	struct timeval lastdisc;			/* When last disconnected */
@@ -232,6 +236,7 @@
 	strncpy(p->name, name ? name : "", sizeof(p->name) - 1);
 	strncpy(p->moh, moh, sizeof(p->moh) - 1);
 	p->ackcall = ackcall;
+        p->preack = preack;
 	p->autologoff = autologoff;
 	p->wrapuptime = wrapuptime;
 	if (pending)
@@ -302,7 +307,8 @@
 
 static struct ast_frame  *agent_read(struct ast_channel *ast)
 {
-	struct agent_pvt *p = ast->pvt->pvt;
+        int res = -1;
+        struct agent_pvt *p = ast->pvt->pvt;
 	struct ast_frame *f = NULL;
 	static struct ast_frame null_frame = { AST_FRAME_NULL, };
 	static struct ast_frame answer_frame = { AST_FRAME_CONTROL, AST_CONTROL_ANSWER };
@@ -329,14 +335,33 @@
 		}
 	}
 	if (f && (f->frametype == AST_FRAME_CONTROL) && (f->subclass == AST_CONTROL_ANSWER)) {
+	
 /* TC */
 		if (p->ackcall) {
-			if (option_verbose > 2)
-				ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 "%s answered, waiting for '#' to acknowledge\n", p->chan->name);
+		   if (p->preack == 1)
+		     {
+			res = ast_safe_sleep(p->chan, 1000); /* Let the agent get the phone to his ear */ 
+			res = 0;
+			ast_stopstream(p->chan);
+			res = ast_streamfile(p->chan, preackannounce, p->chan->language);
+			if (!res)
+			  res = ast_waitstream(p->chan, "");
+			else 
+			  {
+			     
+			     ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 "ast_streamfile failed on %s\n", p->chan->name);              
+			     res = 0;
+			  }
+			ast_stopstream(p->chan);
+		     }
+		   
+		   if (option_verbose > 2)
+		     ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 "%s answered, waiting for '#' to acknowledge\n", p->chan->name);
 			/* Don't pass answer along */
 			ast_frfree(f);
 			f = &null_frame;
 	        }
+	   
         else {
 			p->acknowledged = 1;
 			f = &answer_frame;
@@ -765,6 +790,7 @@
 	autologoff = 0;
 	wrapuptime = 0;
 	ackcall = 1;
+        preack = 0;
 	cfg = ast_load(config);
 	if (!cfg) {
 		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "No agent configuration found -- agent support disabled\n");
@@ -800,13 +826,16 @@
 			if (!strcasecmp(v->value, "always"))
 				ackcall = 2;
 			else if (ast_true(v->value))
-                ackcall = 1;
+		                ackcall = 1;
 			else
 				ackcall = 0;
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(v->name, "wrapuptime")) {
 			wrapuptime = atoi(v->value);
 			if (wrapuptime < 0)
 				wrapuptime = 0;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(v->name, "preackannounce")) {
+		        strncpy(preackannounce, v->value, sizeof(preackannounce) - 1);
+		        preack = 1;
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(v->name, "musiconhold")) {
 			strncpy(moh, v->value, sizeof(moh) - 1);
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(v->name, "updatecdr")) {