| 1. By just entering the mailbox.
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| 2. By leaving a message.
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| 3. By entering a code.
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| To define a new remote option right click in the remote option list and select new.
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| Note: These options take precedent, e.g. are checked first when the caller enters a key, so make sure any keys defined here do not conflict with the caller's ability to move to another mailbox or your ability to check messages.
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The menu button  allows you to set the text to be used when this remote option is used in a spoken menu. You can insert the <remote menu> tag into your greeting and this will be replaced with your menu of remote options. To try it simply enter this in the space where you define your greeting. Hello this is a menu of remote options <remote menu>.
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| The list of remote options are grouped into categories. The category name is in all CAPS followed by a semicolon. For example MAILBOX: .
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| Some options require specific settings for information from you. As you scroll through the list you will see these options appear and disappear.
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| This is a list of all remote options. Not all are available when invoking on entering a mailbox or leaving a message.
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| · | AUDIO: To turn my speakerphone ON:
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| If your modem has speakerphone capabilities then enter the code to turn it on. This allows you to eavesdrop on any activity going on in your house.
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| · | AUDIO: Play or say something:
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| Play a wave file or speak some text through your computers speakers. Allows a caller to notify you if you are in hearing distance of your computer.
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| · | AUDIO: Record to a specific wave file:
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| If you need to record to a specific wave file select this option and choose the file you want to record to. The wave recorded wave file will be 8khz 16bit mono format.
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| · | FAX: To forward my faxes to some number (requires speech):
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| Enter this code and Call Soft will ask you for the phone number you want your faxes sent to, be sure to include the area code but don't include any long distance prefix such as 1 Afterwards Call Soft will verify the number you entered then package all your faxes into 1 big fax and send it to the number you entered.
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| · | MAILBOX: Enable or disable notification:
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| Turns notification ON/OFF. If you turn notification ON then notification will remain ON until you run Call Soft again. At that time notification will be active at the times specified on the notification tab. If you turn notification ON via this remote option then all times and all calls will be sent to you.
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| · | MAILBOX: Get status (requires speech):
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| Enter this code to hear how many messages you have, the time, available system memory and disk space (C drive only).
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| · | MAILBOX: To immediately take a message:
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| Enter this code to stop playing a greeting an begin recording a message. This allows your callers to bypass the message so they can start leaving a message.
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| · | MAILBOX: Go to mailbox:
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| Immediately go to another mailbox.
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| · | MAILBOX: Play the greeting again:
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| Simply plays your greeting again.
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| · | MAILBOX: Record the greeting for this mailbox:
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| This allows you to record the greeting for this mailbox. When invoked you will asked to start your recording after the beep. Press any key to stop the recording. If the previous greeting was not a wave file Call Soft will name the recording MAILBOXNAME-remote.wav where MAILBOXNAME is the name of this mailbox and replace your greeting with this file name.
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| · | MISC: To run this program:
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| Specify the program you want to run including any command line arguments or enter the name of a file associated with a program. For example if you enter www.toscintl.com your Web browser will be invoked.
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| If you need to run a program based on a caller's input simply add <digits> to the command line. For example:
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| Call Soft will ask the caller to enter the command line then run your program with the caller's digits as the command line.
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| If you enter this for the program to run: "myprogram.exe <digits>" and the caller enter 123 then "myprogram.exe 123" will be executed.
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| We added a few options you can specify.
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| Simply add the bracketed text as the program to run.
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| 1. <myip> will say the IP address of the computer. This is handy if you need to address your PC from a remote site but your IP address is unknown.
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| 2. <reboot> will reboot your system.
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| · | MISC: Play a menu of remote options.
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| When invoked this will play a list of all your remote options using the menu text specified in each.
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| · | MISC: Send a message through your LAN.
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| Specify the group or individuals on your LAN you want to send a text message to. This uses the same facility as LAN notifications.
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| · | PHONE: Stop playing/recording and hangup now:
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| Stop everything and hangup immediately. This is useful if you pick up another extension in the house and Call Soft has already answered and you want it to hangup.
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| · | PHONE: Hangup and don't reconnect to my modem for 5 minutes:
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| This feature was designed for those who run PC Anywhere and allows them to call up and make Call Soft disconnect from the modem, this will allow PC Anywhere to answer the phone and connect with the remote host. Call Soft will reconnect to the modem in 5 minutes. It's OFF if PC Anywhere is still using the line, Call Soft will simply wait for it to finish.
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| · | PHONE: Dial this:
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| Dial something. Used to access a feature not specifically defined here.
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| · | PHONE: Forward the call to another number:
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| The requires you to have the 3 way calling feature from your phone company. The option will access your 3 way calling feature, dial the number you enter here then connect the caller to whomever answers at the number you enter. It's the same call forwarding that's available on the general tab.
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| If Call Soft has trouble forwarding the call try adding a comma "," before the number to forward the call to. For example: ,713-555-1212 . This will add another second (per comma) before attempting to dial the number.
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| The use silence detection option should only be used if your modem cannot detect the end of call e.g. stays connected after you have hung up. When this option is enabled Call Soft will listen for an extended period of silence then disconnect.
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| Use Silence Detection: Some modems will not properly detect when a caller has hung up and this can cause you line to remain open. If your modem is one of these you should consider getting another but at least will need to check this option. When checked Call Soft will monitor the line and when 15 seconds of very low or no sound is heard will hang up. Only check this option if your modem dos not hang up by itself.
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| · | EMAIL: For E-Mail options see checking E-Mail..
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| Get unread E-mail in a folder.
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| Get E-mail in a folder by day.
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| Search E-mail, in a folder, by subject.
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| See Also:
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| General Tab
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| Remote Messaging Tab
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| Notification Tab
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| Active Times Tab
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