Log Message:
Update asterisk to 18.7.0:

The Asterisk Development Team would like to announce the release
of Asterisk 18.7.0.

The release of Asterisk 18.7.0 resolves several issues reported by the
community and would have not been possible without your participation.

Thank you!

The following issues are resolved in this release:

Deprecations made in this release:
-----------------------------------
 * ASTERISK-29548 - app_meetme: Deprecated in 19, to be removed in 21
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29549 - app_osploop: Deprecated in 19, to be removed in 21
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29550 - chan_alsa: Deprecated in 19, to be removed in 21
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29551 - chan_mgcp: Deprecated in 19, to be removed in 21
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29552 - chan_skinny: Deprecated in 19, to be removed in 21
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29553 - res_pktccops: Deprecated in 19, to be removed in 21
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29554 - cdr_mysql: Deprecated in 1.8, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29555 - app_mysql: Deprecated in 1.8, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29557 - app_ices: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29558 - app_macro: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 21
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29559 - app_fax: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29560 - app_url: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29561 - app_image: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29562 - app_nbscat: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29563 - app_dahdiras: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29564 - cdr_syslog: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29565 - chan_oss: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29566 - chan_phone: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29567 - chan_sip: Deprecated in 17, to be removed in 21
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29568 - chan_nbs: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29569 - chan_misdn: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29570 - chan_vpb: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29571 - res_config_sqlite: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29572 - res_monitor: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 21
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29573 - conf2ael: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)
 * ASTERISK-29574 - muted: Deprecated in 16, to be removed in 19
      (Reported by Joshua C. Colp)

New Features made in this release:
-----------------------------------
 * ASTERISK-29496 - Add SendMF application
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-29627 - Add STRBETWEEN function
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-29628 - Add file and directory functions
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-29531 - Add SAYFILES function
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-29546 - Add tone detection module
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-18454 - Option for Read to be able to accept #
      (Reported by Sta Retji)
 * ASTERISK-29542 - Add audio scrambler
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-29478 - Function to drop frames in the TX or RX
      directions
      (Reported by N A)

Bugs fixed in this release:
-----------------------------------
 * ASTERISK-29673 - app_read: Fix null pointer crash regression
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-29660 - Build failure when disabling PJSIP support
      (Reported by Guido Falsi)
 * ASTERISK-29635 - MP3Player don't work with actual mpg123 versions
      (Reported by Carlos Oliva)
 * ASTERISK-29654 - pjproject includes trailing whitespace in
      sdp format attributes
      (Reported by George Joseph)
 * ASTERISK-29629 - ARI external media channel creation doesn't
      set option data
      (Reported by sungtae kim)
 * ASTERISK-27176 - test_abstract_jb: frames leak
      (Reported by Corey Farrell)
 * ASTERISK-29634 - res_snmp: gcc 11 needs -fPIC to compile correctly
      (Reported by George Joseph)
 * ASTERISK-29630 - Asterisk is unable to read extended number
      format terminfo files
      (Reported by Sean Bright)
 * ASTERISK-28004 - dns: Core ast_dns_get_nameservers does not
      support configured IPv6 servers
      (Reported by Isaac McDonald)
 * ASTERISK-29618 - ConfBridge errors on creation conference room
      (Reported by Alexander Zharov)
 * ASTERISK-29622 - ARI: external media create doesn't use body parameter
      (Reported by sungtae kim)
 * ASTERISK-29614 - app_agent_pool: XML Doc: unterminated entity reference
      (Reported by Alexander Traud)
 * ASTERISK-29609 - Subsequent 'ael reload' will cause a lock up
      (Reported by Mark Murawski)
 * ASTERISK-28701 - app_queue: Core reload resets queue stats,
      even when keepstats=yes
      (Reported by Luke Escude)
 * ASTERISK-29616 - res_rtp_asterisk: sqrt(.) requires the header math.h.
      (Reported by Alexander Traud)
 * ASTERISK-29518 - sig_analog: FCG_CAMA fails to signal ANI
      spill when using MF signaling
      (Reported by Sarah Autumn)
 * ASTERISK-29582 - res_pjproject: Can't map pjproject log
      messages to Asterisk TRACE
      (Reported by George Joseph)
 * ASTERISK-29575 - app_milliwatt: Milliwatt application doesn't
      use the proper timings
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-20339 - chan_mgcp, res_pktccops ast_debug support
      (Reported by Tomas Maldonado)
 * ASTERISK-29540 - aelparse: include of context with timings fails
      (Reported by Alexander Traud)
 * ASTERISK-29539 - Segmentation fault at ast_writestream() when
      write handler not defined (happens with OGG/Speex)
      (Reported by Ernani Jos?? Camargo Azevedo)

Improvements made in this release:
-----------------------------------
 * ASTERISK-29472 - res_pjsip: OLI/ANI2 support missing
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-29626 - app_stack: Include calling location if
      attempting to branch to nonexistent location
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-29632 - Add option to Application_VoiceMail to
      suppress instructions only when a custom greeting is present
      (Reported by Charlie Smurthwaite)
 * ASTERISK-29605 - chan_iax2: Add ANI2
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-29508 - STUN server address refresh
      (Reported by S??bastien Duthil)
 * ASTERISK-29612 - bridge_basic: Don't throw warning if
      attended transfer is cancelled
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-29544 - Media Cache - Delayed remote sound file
      retrieve delays all playbacks
      (Reported by Andre Barbosa)
 * ASTERISK-29495 - Return integer instead of float if response
      is a whole number
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-29541 - app_morsecode: Add American Morse code
      (Reported by N A)
 * ASTERISK-29543 - app_originate: Allow specifying codec(s) to use
      (Reported by N A)

For a full list of changes in this release, please see the ChangeLog:
https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/ChangeLog-18.7.0

Thank you for your continued support of Asterisk!