diff --recursive -uN asterisk-1.2.14~dfsg/app.c asterisk-1.2.14~dfsg.lio/app.c
--- asterisk-1.2.14~dfsg/app.c	2006-07-12 17:46:56.000000000 +0200
+++ asterisk-1.2.14~dfsg.lio/app.c	2007-01-28 21:41:57.276104971 +0100
@@ -624,6 +624,13 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* LEM: If we are recording, we need to answer tha channel first!
+	   TODO: Add a new "noanswer" option
+	   TODO: We just ignore the return result of ast_answer(). That's baaad.
+	 */
+	ast_verbose( VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 "answering channel before recording to %s\n", recordfile);
+	ast_answer(chan);
+
 	/* Request a video update */
 	ast_indicate(chan, AST_CONTROL_VIDUPDATE);