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5)  Do you want direct messages to 
play the Name/Extension recording 
instead of the mailbox’s greeting?
(A direct message is left in a user’s 
mail box without attempting to ring 
that user. By default, Amanda plays 
the mailbox’s greeting. The Name/
Ext recording is shorter than the 
mailbox’s greeting.)YESIn the Setup utility, select
System Configuration 
Options→
General 
Configuration→
Incoming Calls.
Amanda parameter is 
short_direct_
sendSelect the Play User’s...

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8)  When a user listens to messages, 
should Amanda start with his first 
new (unheard) message or the first 
message in his message list (wheth-
er heard or unheard)?NEXT NEW 
MESSAGEIn the Setup utility, select
System Configuration 
Options→
General 
Configuration→
Messages.
Amanda parameter is 
play_new_firstSet the Play Next New Message check 
box to T for True.
FIRST MES-
SAGE IN 
LISTSet the Play Next New Message check 
box to F for False, which is the default....

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12)  How many times should the 
telephone ring before Amanda de-
cides the user is unavailable?
(After these rings, Amanda takes a 
message, reroutes the call, or does 
whatever she is configured to do for 
Ring No Answer.)1       2       3  
4       5       6  
7       8      9From the Mailbox win-
dow in Amanda Adminis-
trator, click the   
button after the mailbox 
box. Enter 
997 in the mailbox List di-
alog box that appears.In the Options group box, the current...

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16)  Do you want call screening ini-
tially ON or initially OFF?ONFrom the Mailbox win-
dow in Amanda Adminis-
trator, click the   
button after the mailbox 
box. Enter 
997 in the mailbox List di-
alog box that appears.From the Options group box, select the 
Call Screening check box.
OFFFrom the Options group box, clear the 
Call Screening check box.
17)  Do you want callers to be able 
to leave messages for the users they 
call?  YESFrom the Mailbox win-
dow in...

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19)  If YES to 18, do you want to use 
Amanda’s system greeting or a 
company-wide custom greeting 
when a telephone is not answered?
(The system greeting is Please 
leave a message for followed by 
the system or custom Name/Exten-
sion recording.)SYSTEMFrom the Mailbox win-
dow in Amanda Adminis-
trator, click the   
button after the mailbox 
box. Enter 997 in the 
mailbox List dialog box 
that appears.From the Personal Greetings group 
box, click the   button after the...

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20)  If callers are permitted to hold 
when a user extension is BUSY (see 
question 3), do you want everyone 
to use the same greeting (and in the 
same voice)?(NO allows each user 
to create his own busy greeting.)YESFrom the Mailbox win-
dow in Amanda Adminis-
trator, click the   
button after the mailbox 
box. Enter 997 in the 
mailbox List dialog box 
that appears.From the Personal Greetings group 
box, select the Custom Busy Lock 
check box.
NOFrom the Personal...

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22)   Do you want Amanda to let the 
user know who the call is for?
(This is primarily for people who 
answer calls for more than one per-
son or share a telephone.)YESFrom the Mailbox win-
dow in Amanda Adminis-
trator, click the   
button after the mailbox 
box. Enter 997 in the 
mailbox List dialog box 
that appears.From the Options group box, select the 
Identify Called Party check box.
NOFrom the Options group box, clear the 
Identify Called Party check box.
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26)  Do you want to log information 
about messages? If YES, the 
MSG.LOG file will store:
 The date and time every mes-
sage is received
 The date and time every mail-
box is checked for messages 
along with the DTMF the user 
enteredYESIn the Setup utility, select
System Configuration 
Options→
General 
Configuration→
Messages.
The Amanda parameter is 
msg_logSet the Log Info About Messages 
check box to T for True.
NOSet the Log Info About Messages 
check box to...

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31)  Do you want to shut down 
Amanda for disk maintenance and/
or tape backups?YESIn the Setup utility, select
System Configuration 
Options→
General 
Configuration→
General Defaults.
Amanda parameter is 
shutdownSet the Shutdown For Maintenance 
And Backups check box to T for True.
NOSet the Shutdown For Maintenance 
And Backups check box to F for False.
32)  If YES to 31), do you want 
Amanda to shutdown once a week 
or everyday?WEEKLY
Write a day 
and a time.In the...

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36)  Do you want to use the hold 
music provided by The Amanda 
Company or hold music and mes-
sages of your own?The Amanda 
CompanyN/AAmanda plays C:\AMAN-
DA\HOLD.VOX by default.
YOUR OWNThere is no config option or mailbox 
field for this. 
To rerecord HOLD.VOX:
1. Shut down Amanda. 
2. At the DOS prompt (C:\AMAN-
DA), type:
COPY HOLD.VOX MU-
SIC.VOX
so you can use this file later. If 
you already have a MUSIC.VOX 
file, use another name.
3. Restart Amanda.
4....