iam using sems-0.1.0 and ser-0.8.12 my main aim to place the announcement if at all any body call to the number who is not logged in so my ser.cfg looks like this

but in dialer ( xlite ) show s trying for fewminutes then says timed out.

debug=7 # debug level (cmd line: -dddddddddd)
fork=yes
log_stderror=yes # (cmd line: -E)

/* Uncomment these lines to enter debugging mode
debug=7
fork=no
log_stderror=yes
*/

check_via=no    # (cmd. line: -v)
dns=no           # (cmd. line: -r)
rev_dns=no      # (cmd. line: -R)
#port=5060
#children=4
fifo="/tmp/ser_fifo"

# ------------------ module loading ----------------------------------

# Uncomment this if you want to use SQL database
loadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/mysql.so"

loadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/sl.so"
loadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/tmloadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/tm.so"
loadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/rr.so"
loadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/maxfwd.so"
loadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/usrloc.so"
loadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/registrar.so"
loadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/vm.so"

# Uncomment this if you want digest authentication
# mysql.so must be loaded !
loadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/auth.so"
loadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/auth_db.so"

# ----------------- setting module-specific parameters ---------------

# -- usrloc params --

#modparam("usrloc", "db_mode", 0)

# Uncomment this if you want to use SQL database
# for persistent storage and comment the previous line
modparam("usrloc", "db_mode", 2)

# -- auth params --
# Uncomment if you are using auth module
#
modparam("auth_db", "calculate_ha1", yes)
#
# If you set "calculate_ha1" parameter to yes (which true in this config),
# uncomment also the following parameter)
#
modparam("auth_db", "password_column", "password")
modparam("usrloc","db_url","mysql://ser:heslo@localhost:3306/ser".so"

# -- rr params --
# add value to ;lr param to make some broken UAs happy
modparam("rr", "enable_full_lr", 1)

# ------------------------- request routing logic -------------------

# main routing logic

        # initial sanity checks -- messages with
        # max_forwards==0, or excessively long requests
        if (!mf_process_maxfwd_header("10")) {
                sl_send_reply("483","Too Many Hops");
                break;
        };
        if ( msg:len > max_len ) {
                sl_send_reply("513", "Message too big");
                break;
        };

        # we record-route all messages -- to make sure that
        # subsequent messages will go through our proxy; that's
        # particularly good if upstream and downstream entities
        # use different transport protocol
        record_route();
        # loose-route processing
        if (loose_route()) {
                t_relay();
                break;
        };

        # if the request is for other domain use UsrLoc
        # (in case, it does not work, use the following command
        # with proper names and addresses in it)
        if (uri==myself) {

if (method=="REGISTER") {

                        save("location");
                        break;
                };

if ( method=="ACK" || method=="INVITE" || method=="BYE" || method=="CANCEL" )
        {
                    if (!t_newtran())
                                        {
                                         sl_send_reply("500","could not create transaction");
                                         break;
                                        };

t_reply("100","Trying - just wait a minute !");

                    if (method=="INVITE")
                                        {
                                log("in to the invite");
                                                if(!vm("/tmp/am_fifo","announcement")

                                log("in to the invite");
                                                if(!vm("/tmp/am_fifo","announcement"))
                                                        {
                                                log("could not contact announcement server");
                                                 t_reply("500","error contacting sems");
                                                        };
                                                        break;

                                            }
                    else if (method=="BYE" || method=="CANCEL")
                                            {
                                                 if(!vm("/tmp/am_fifo","bye"))
                                                        {
                                                         t_reply("500","error contacting sems");
                                                         };
                                                        break;
                                            };
       };

                # native SIP destinations are handled using our USRLOC DB
                if (!lookup("location")) {
                        sl_send_reply("404", "Not Found");
                        break;
                };
        };
        # forward to current uri now; use stateful forwarding; that
        # works reliably even if we forward from TCP to UDP
        if (!t_relay()) {
                sl_reply_error();
        };

and my sems.conf looks like this

# $Id: sems.conf.sample,v 1.1.2.1 2003/08/28 19:13:25 rco Exp $
#
# sems.conf.sample
#
# Sip Express Media Server (sems)
#
# sample configuration file
#
#
# whitespaces (spaces and tabs) are ignored
# comments start with a "#" and may be used inline
#
# example: option=value1, value2 # i like this option
#

##################################
# global parameters #
##################################

# optional parameter: fork={yes|no}
#
# - specifies if sems should run in daemon mode (background)
fork=yes

# optional parameter: stderr={yes|no}
#
# - debug mode: do not fork and log to stderr
stderr=no

# optional parameter: loglevel={0|1|2|3}
#
# - sets log level (error=0, warning=1, info=2, debug=3)

# - sets log level (error=0, warning=1, info=2, debug=3)
loglevel=3

# optional parameter: fifo_name=<filename>
#
# - path and file name of our fifo file
fifo_name=/tmp/am_fifo

# optional parameter: ser_fifo_name=<filename>
#
# - path and file name of Ser's fifo file
ser_fifo_name=/tmp/ser_fifo

# optional parameter: plugin_path=<path>
#
# - sets the path to the plug-ins
# - may be absolute or relative to CWD
plugin_path=/usr/local/lib/sems/plug-in/

##################################
# voicemail specific parameters #
##################################

# optional parameter: announce_path=<path>
#
# - sets the path where announce files are searched for
announce_path=/usr/local/lib/sems/audio/

# optional parameter: default_announce=<filename>
#
# - sets the name of the default announce WAV file
default_announce=default_en.wav
# - sets the name of the default announce WAV file
default_announce=default_en.wav

# optional parameter: max_record=<seconds>
#
# - maximum record time
max_record=30

# optional parameter: smtp_server=<hostname>
#
# - sets address of smtp server
smtp_server=localhost

# optional parameter: smtp_port=<port>
#
# - sets port of smtp server
smtp_port=25

##################################
# module specific parameters #
##################################

# add more module configurations here (inline or external):
#
# config.mymodule=<filename>
# or
# config.mymodule=inline
# ...
# config.mymodule=end

the logs are as follows

12(15776) vm: calculated route:

12(15776) vm: next r-uri: sip:216105@xxx.xxx.xxx.18:5060

12(15776) parse_headers: flags=-1

12(15776) query="select email_address from subscriber where username='214103'"

12(15776) vm: write_to_vm_fifo: <0.2

sip_request.announcement

INVITE

214103

varala@xxx.xxx.in

xxx.xxx.xxx.in

xxx.xxx.xxx.19

sip:214103@xxx.xxx.xxx.in

sip:216105@xxx.xxx.xxx.18:5060

hello <sip:216105@xxx.xxx.xxx.in>

<sip:214103@xxx.xxx.xxx.in>

D4DD8ACF-F8FE-11D8-8FE6-00E018FCDC33@xxx.xxx.xxx.18

3583624574

48216

14502:756140263

P-MsgFlags: 0

v=0

o=216105 15926530 15926613 IN IP4 xxx.xxx.xxx.18

s=X-Lite

c=IN IP4 xxx.xxx.xxx.18

t=0 0

m=audio 8000 RTP/AVP 0 8 3 98 97 101

a=rtpmap:0 pcmu/8000

a=rtpmap:8 pcma/8000

a=rtpmap:3 gsm/8000

a=rtpmap:98 iLBC/8000

a=rtpmap:97 speex/8000

a=rtpmap:101 telephone-event/8000

a=fmtp:101 0-15

12(15776) DEBUG: write_to_vm_fifo: write completed

12(15776) DEBUG: add_to_tail_of_timer[0]: 0x422b9304

12(15776) receive_msg: cleaning up

14(15786) udp_rcv_loop: probing packet received from xxx.xxx.xxx.18 50195

15(15790) udp_rcv_loop: probing packet received from xxx.xxx.xxx.18 50195

18(15802) DEBUG: timer routine:0,tl=0x422b9304 next=(nil)

18(15802) DEBUG: FR_handler:stop retr. and send CANCEL (0x422b91c8)

18(15802) ->>>>>>>>> T_code=100, new_code=408

18(15802) DEBUG: relay_reply: branch=0, save=0, relay=0

18(15802) parse_headers: flags=-1

18(15802) check_via_address(xxx.xxx.xxx.18, xxx.xxx.xxx.18, 0)

18(15802) DEBUG: reply relayed. buf=0x80c3d38: SIP/2.0 4..., shmem=0x422ba890: SIP/2.0 4

18(15802) DEBUG: add_to_tail_of_timer[4]: 0x422b927c

18(15802) DEBUG: add_to_tail_of_timer[0]: 0x422b9290

18(15802) DEBUG: final_response_handler : done

9(15761) SIP Request:

9(15761) method: <ACK>

9(15761) uri: <sip:214103@xxx.xxx.xxx.in>

9(15761) version: <SIP/2.0>

9(15761) parse_headers: flags=1

9(15761) Found param type 235, <rport> = <n/a>; state=6

9(15761) Found param type 232, <branch> = <z9hG4bKD4DD8AD0F8FE11D88FE600E018FCDC33>; state=16

9(15761) end of header reached, state=5

9(15761) parse_headers: Via found, flags=1

9(15761) parse_headers: this is the first via

9(15761) After parse_msg...

9(15761) preparing to run routing scripts...

9(15761) DEBUG : sl_filter_ACK: to late to be a local ACK!

9(15761) DEBUG : is_maxfwd_present: searching for max_forwards header

9(15761) parse_headers: flags=128

9(15761) DEBUG: add_param: tag=a6a1c5f60faecf035a1ae5b6e96e979a-9573

9(15761) end of header reached, state=29

9(15761) DEBUG: get_hdr_field: <To> [74]; uri=[sip:214103@xxx.xxx.xxx.in]

9(15761) DEBUG: to body [<sip:214103@xxx.xxx.xxx.in>]

9(15761) get_hdr_field: cseq <CSeq>: <48216> <ACK>

9(15761) DEBUG: is_maxfwd_present: value = 70

9(15761) DEBUG: add_param: tag=3583624574

9(15761) end of header reached, state=29

9(15761) parse_headers: flags=256

9(15761) DEBUG: get_hdr_body : content_length=0

9(15761) found end of header

9(15761) find_first_route(): No Route headers found

9(15761) loose_route(): There is no Route HF

9(15761) check_self - checking if host==us: 17==9 && [xxx.xxx.xxx.in] == [127.0.0.1]

9(15761) check_self - checking if port 5060 matches port 5060

9(15761) check_self - checking if host==us: 17==13 && [xxx.xxx.xxx.in] == [xxx.xxx.xxx.19]

9(15761) check_self - checking if port 5060 matches port 5060

9(15761) DEBUG: t_addifnew: msg id=2 , global msg id=0 , T on entrance=0xffffffff

9(15761) parse_headers: flags=-1

9(15761) parse_headers: flags=60

9(15761) t_lookup_request: start searching: hash=14502, isACK=1

9(15761) DEBUG: RFC3261 transaction matched, tid=D4DD8AD0F8FE11D88FE600E018FCDC33

9(15761) DEBUG: t_lookup_request: transaction found (T=0x422b91c8)

9(15761) DEBUG: cleanup_uacs: RETR/FR timers reset

9(15761) DEBUG: add_to_tail_of_timer[2]: 0x422b9210

9(15761) receive_msg: cleaning up

18(15802) DEBUG: timer routine:0,tl=0x422b9290 next=(nil)

18(15802) DEBUG: timer routine:4,tl=0x422b927c next=(nil)

18(15802) DEBUG: timer routine:2,tl=0x422b9210 next=(nil)

18(15802) DEBUG: wait_handler : removing 0x422b91c8 from table

18(15802) DEBUG: delete transaction 0x422b91c8

18(15802) DEBUG: wait_handler : done

but i could not able to listen any audio , audi file is there in the correct path