--- app_dial.c	Sun Nov  7 23:49:43 2004
+++ app_dial_new.c	Tue Nov 16 14:55:17 2004
@@ -920,10 +920,16 @@
 	
 	if (timeout && !ast_strlen_zero(timeout)) {
 		to = atoi(timeout);
-		if (to > 0)
+		if (to > 0) {
 			to *= 1000;
-		else
-			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Invalid timeout specified: '%s'\n", timeout);
+		}
+		else {
+			/* Use "-1" to specify no timeout. If "-1" is specified -
+			- do not use timeout and do not warn */
+			if(to != -1) {
+				ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Invalid timeout specified: '%s'\n", timeout);
+			}
+		}
 	} else
 		to = -1;