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sec_code_displayControls whether security codes are visible from the User screen on Amanda stan-
dalone and from Amanda Administrator.
True or False. The default is False.
When True, the security codes are visible.
When False, they are replaced by asterisks.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set sec_code_display false 
security_min_lengthThe minimum length of a user’s security code (when changed by a user over the 
telephone or when using Amanda Messenger). This does not affect the length of se-
curity codes that are entered from Amanda standalone or from Amanda Adminis-
trator. The administrator can use any password of 8 or fewer characters.
A number from 1 to 8. The default is 1.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set security_min_length 1
short_direct_sendThe direct message mailbox (usually 998) is for leaving messages for any Amanda 
user. It does not ring that user’s extension. After entering 998, the caller is asked for 
the destination mailbox then leaves his message. 
This option controls how Amanda identifies the user before the message is left. This 
confirms that the caller entered the mailbox that he intended to.
True or False. The default is False.
When True, the caller hears “You entered” followed by the name and extension re-
cording for the user—if there is one. Amanda says the mailbox number (for exam-
ple, mailbox 1-4-7) when there is no recording.
When False, the caller hears the mailbox’s current greeting (which can be skipped 
by pressing # twice).
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set short_direct_send false
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shutdownThe day and time that Amanda performs her weekly automatic shutdown for disk 
maintenance and/or tape backup. 
A day of the week followed by a space and a time of day. The default is 2 130 
(Tuesday, at 1:30 a.m.).
For the day of the week, 0 means Sunday, 1 is Monday, ..., 6 is Saturday, and -1 is 
everyday. 
The time is in the 24-hour format. For example, 9:30 p.m. is 2130 without the colon 
(:). 
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set shutdown 2 130
tape_lengthWhen a user selects 1, 7, 8 (for continuous play) from the top level menu, this option 
indicates how long Amanda will play messages continuously (with a beep between 
them). Usually this is equal to the length of one side of a tape. It allows users to ar-
chive their messages. Users can record the messages on tape using a microphone if 
the telephone does not have a jack for this purpose.
Number of minutes from 1 to 99. The default is 30.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tape_length 30
timestamp_forwardsControls the date and time given to a forwarded message. 
True or False. The default is True.
When True, the date and time tell when the message was forwarded. This can pre-
vent messages from appearing to be delayed when they are forwarded without ex-
planatory prefixes.
When False, the date and time tell when the message was first recorded. 
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set timestamp_forwards true
tmo_blankControls how long Amanda waits after the last keystroke before blanking the Main 
screen (to prevent screen burn-in). Amanda blanks the screen only if the Main screen 
is displayed. A value of 0 stops Amanda from ever blanking the screen. (This option 
does not apply to Amanda voice server.)
Number of minutes. The range is 0 to 99. The default is 5.
See also advertising.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tmo_blank 5
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tmo_dir_transferControls whether the caller hears the 411 directory information prompt with 
the instructions about how to be transferred to an extension. If the value is 
0, the prompt is not played. If you use a number greater than 0, Amanda 
waits that number of seconds for a response from the caller. The default is 2.
The prompt after each match is: “To be transferred to this extension, press 
*. Otherwise, press # to continue.”
If you are selecting a recipient for voice mail, the prompt is: “To select this 
extension, press *. Otherwise, press # to continue.”
When there are no more matching directory entries, the prompt is: “To 
search the directory again, press *. Otherwise, press #.”
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tmo_dir_transfer 2
tmo_diskControls how often Amanda checks for low disk space. Amanda also checks for low 
disk space when she starts up. 
Number of minutes. The range is 0 to 255. The default is 60.
See also diskwarn.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tmo_disk 60
tmo_dtmfThe amount of time Amanda waits after a DTMF digit before deciding the caller has 
finished the entry. (If the caller presses #, Amanda immediately recognizes this as 
the end of a DTMF entry.)
Number of tenths of seconds (from 1 to 255). The default is 12 (1.2 seconds).
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tmo_dtmf 12
tmo_holdDetermines how long Amanda waits after a caller presses * to hold for an extension 
that is busy before trying to transfer the call again. This is only used when the file 
C:\AMANDA\HOLD.VOX, which Amanda normally plays for callers on hold, is 
missing. Usually Amanda tries to transfer the call after playing the file.
Number of seconds. The default is 20. The range is 0 to 255.
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You can record over HOLD.VOX using the system administration menu 
from the system administration mailbox (mailbox 999.) You may want to 
save the original first.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tmo_hold 20
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tmo_idleNumber of seconds of inactivity after which Amanda decides that the port is idle. 
The default is 0. The range is 0-999. 
When greater than 0, Amanda goes off-hook and back on-hook after deciding that 
the port is idle. This is necessary when a telephone system does not release a station 
that is connected to Amanda even after Amanda has gone on-hook (a rare occur-
rence). 
When 0, Amanda does not go off-hook and back on-hook if a port is idle. 
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tmo_idle 0
tmo_menuThe amount of time Amanda waits before repeating a menu when no selection is 
made. 
Number of tenths of seconds from 1 to 99. The default is 20 (2.0 seconds).
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tmo_menu 20
tmo_namesDetermines how long Amanda waits between requests for names/extensions during 
the initialization process.
A number of tenths of a second. The default is 40 (4 seconds). 
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tmo_names 40
tmo_pickupThe minimum amount of time Amanda waits between an on-hook and off-hook 
event.
Number of tenths of seconds from 1 to 99. The default is 20 (2.0 seconds).
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tmo_pickup 20
tmo_serialNumber of seconds to wait for a response from a peripheral device connected to one 
of Amanda’s serial ports.
When communicating with peripheral devices through a serial port, Amanda needs 
a timeout value so she doesnt wait forever for a response.
Number of seconds from 1 to 999. The default is 2.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tmo_serial 2
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tmo_silenceThe maximum seconds of silence before Amanda decides that the caller or user is 
finished recording a message or greeting. 
The post record menu plays if the record_menu option is True. The caller can press 
3 to append the message if he was just pausing too long. 
If the number is 0, Amanda does not use silence to determine completion.
Number of seconds from 0 to 255. The default is 5.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tmo_silence 5
tmo_soundBecause the Norstar KSU is a digital system, this option should be set to 0 
so that Amanda does not use sound/dial tone to determine completion.
Number of seconds from 0 to 255. The default is 0. Do not change this option.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tmo_sound 0
tokens_availableLists the tokens available to program with. Depending on the type of Amanda sys-
tem you have, you may not be able to use all the tokens in the list. 
You can make additional restrictions by deleting tokens that your system can use 
from the list. For example, deleting the G token makes it impossible to program a 
move from one mailbox to another via tokens.
The default is GIJLMNOPQRSTUVW+-?=|[]{^@
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set tokens_available GIJLMNOPQRSTUVW+-?=|[]{^@
urgent_to_frontControls the priority of urgent messages. This is not supported in Aman-
[email protected]/DOS when the server is enabled.
True or False. The default is True.
When True, Amanda places urgent messages in front of other messages (new and 
old) for a mailbox. The user cannot press 4 to wrap from the first to the last message. 
He must listen to the urgent messages first.
When False, urgent messages are mixed in with other messages in the order that they 
were received.
See also play_new_first.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set urgent_to_front true
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use_tutorialControls whether Amanda uses the tutorial for setting up mailboxes when 
users use the telephone user interface for the first time.
True or False. The default is True.
When True, Amanda suggests that the user use the tutorial to set up his or 
her mailbox. Amanda continues to make this suggestion until the mailbox 
has been set up.
When False, Amanda does not suggest that the user use the tutorial. 
Regardless of the setting, Amanda retains information about who has and 
hasn’t set up mailboxes so that anytime this configuration parameter is set 
to True, Amanda behaves correctly.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set use_tutorial true
user_logIf you provide a file name, Amanda creates that file and logs:
The date, time, and mailbox when any mailbox is accessed by DTMF. For example, 
whenever a caller enters a mailbox, that information is logged.
The file can be analyzed later for call distribution and access to mailboxes by date, 
day, and time.
The default is to not log data (because no file name is provided). We recommend 
using USER.LOG.
See also msg_log.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set user_log 
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Fax Options
Configuration OptionDescription
fax_direct_
connectThe string to send (after AT) to the fax modem to make it connect to a ringing tele-
phone, play the CNG tone, and send the fax. Use a maximum of 20 characters. This 
option defaults to H1O0 which some Zoom modems require.
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The value of H1O0 contains four distinct characters:  alphabetic H, numer-
ic one, alphabetic O, and numeric zero.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_direct_connect H1O0
fax_dl_initWhen a user is listening to messages over the telephone and discovers that he has a 
fax message, he dials 72 to send the message to a fax machine followed by the tele-
phone number for the fax machine. Amanda dials this option before she dials the fax 
machines number. Usually, it is the dial code for accessing an outside line. The de-
fault is 9,. Use a maximum of 20 characters.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_dl_init 9,
fax_flow_controlDefines the Class 2 command to set the type of flow control for the fax modem. The 
default is &K3. Use a maximum of 20 characters. 
For Use
Rockwell-based fax modems &K3
Aceex modems \Q3 X3 &K3
Practical Peripherals modems X3 &K3
Zoom modems &K3
Smart One 1442 modems &K4
Boca 
modem M144EW&K3
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_flow_control &K3
fax_idIdentifies your fax modem. Use the company name or the telephone number of your 
fax machine. Use a maximum of 20 characters.
By default, no identification is provided. When two faxes connect, they exchange 
and then display each other’s identifying strings.
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fax_id_padControls whether 1111 is added to the front of the fax_id. Many older fax modems 
need some extra characters as padding. Otherwise, part of the identifying string is 
cut off.
True or False. The default is True, but if 1111 appears on the receiving fax machine, 
change this option to False (so no padding characters are added).
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_id_pad true
fax_initString sent to initialize a fax modem (give it a known starting state). The default is 
&F0E0. Use a maximum of 20 characters.
Some modems require &F rather than &F0. The E0 insures that the modem is 
in non-echo mode, because the command that puts the modem into Class 2 or Class 
2.0 mode expects the fax modem to be in non-echo mode first. 
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_init &F0E0
fax_logUse this option to log data about files (not messages) that are faxed. Amanda creates 
a log file in the C:\AMANDA directory and logs: 
 The names of the files that were faxed 
 The telephone numbers to which the files were sent
By default, no filename is used and no log is written. Use a maximum of 20 charac-
ters. We recommend using FAX.LOG.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_log 
fax_max_retriesDefines the maximum number of times, after the first, to retry sending a fax file if it 
is unsuccessful. This is used only when sending the fax in two-call mode (where the 
caller enters a fax telephone number and the fax modem sends the file to that num-
ber).
The range is 0 to 9. The default is 1.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_max_retries 1
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fax_receive_reverseTrue or False. Depends solely on the fax modem you are using. For most Rockwell-
chipset-based Class 2 modems, this parameter should be True. For most other mo-
dems (including Class 2.0), it should be False.
If set incorrectly, received faxes cannot be retransmitted or viewed at all. Setting it 
to True reverses the bits within each received byte, correcting for an oddity in the 
Rockwell firmware.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_receive_reverse true
fax_receive_speedThe maximum speed for receiving faxes. 
The value can be 0, 1, 3. Use 0 for 2400 bps, 1 for 4800 bps, and 3 for 9600 bps.
Normally a value of 3 works for 486 CPUs at 25MHz or higher (and is the default). 
If you experience data loss on your faxes, lower this setting.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_receive_speed 3
fax_requeue_
intervalDefines the number of minutes to wait between retries.
The range is 1 to 99. The default is 5.
See also max_retries.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_requeue_interval 5
fax_resetDefines the reset command to send to your fax modem when DTR (Data Terminal 
Ready) is dropped. For most Rockwell-based fax modems, it should be &D3, which 
is the default.
Possible values: See your fax modem manual. Use a maximum of 20 characters.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_reset &D3
fax_send_reverseTrue or False, depends solely on your Class 2 or Class 2.0 fax modem. For most fax 
modems, this option should be False. 
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_send_reverse false
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fax_send_speedThe maximum speed that Amanda uses to send faxes. 
The value can be 0, 1, 3. Use 0 for 2400, 1 for 4800, and 3 for 9600 bps. Nor-
mally a value of 3 works for 486 CPUs at 25MHz or higher (and is the default), but 
it depends on your computer.
If you experience data loss on your faxes, lower this setting.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_send_speed 3
fax_start_charControls whether the system waits for the start character or not.
True or False. The default is False.
When True, Amanda waits for the character.
When False, Amanda does not wait.
Early drafts of the CCITT Class 2 Specification require that, when sending a fax, the 
sender wait for the fax modem to send a control character indicating that it is ready 
for the data to begin. Some modems lose data if the computer starts sending before 
the fax modem indicates that its ready to receive. Unfortunately, not all Class 2 fax 
modems send the start character.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set fax_start_char false
fax1
fax2
fax3
fax4Use these options to define the station, or extension, number to which your fax mo-
dem is connected. For example, if the first fax modem is connected to extension 101, 
set fax1 to 101.
By default, no extension is set for a fax modem. Use a maximum of 7 digits.
The defaults appear in install.cfg as:
set faxn
 
where n
 is logical serial port 1, 2, 3, or 4. See also serial_portn.
max_local_
extensionThe maximum number of digits that can be considered an extension number. 
The default number is 6. The range is 1 to 6.
Users (at the message menu) can send fax messages they have received to a fax ma-
chine by entering 72 then a fax machine’s telephone number. Amanda applies 
fax_dl_init (usually 9 for an outside line) if the telephone number entered by the 
user has more digits than max_local_extension.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set max_local_extension 6
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