</parameter>
<parameter name="from" required="false">
<para>A From URI for the message if needed for the
- message technology being used to send this message.</para>
- <xi:include xpointer="xpointer(/docs/info[@name='MessageFromInfo'])" />
+ message technology being used to send this message. This can be a
+ SIP(S) URI, such as <literal>Alice <sip:alice@atlanta.com></literal>,
+ a string in the format <literal>alice@atlanta.com</literal>, or simply
+ a username such as <literal>alice</literal>.</para>
</parameter>
</syntax>
<description>
parsed_name_addr = (pjsip_name_addr *) pjsip_parse_uri(tdata->pool, from,
strlen(from), PJSIP_PARSE_URI_AS_NAMEADDR);
if (parsed_name_addr) {
- pjsip_sip_uri *parsed_uri = pjsip_uri_get_uri(parsed_name_addr->uri);
+ pjsip_sip_uri *parsed_uri;
+
+ if (!PJSIP_URI_SCHEME_IS_SIP(parsed_name_addr->uri)
+ && !PJSIP_URI_SCHEME_IS_SIPS(parsed_name_addr->uri)) {
+ ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "From address '%s' is not a valid SIP/SIPS URI\n", from);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ parsed_uri = pjsip_uri_get_uri(parsed_name_addr->uri);
if (pj_strlen(&parsed_name_addr->display)) {
pj_strdup(tdata->pool, &name_addr->display, &parsed_name_addr->display);