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To delete a system announcement:
  
  +      +  
Changing the Busy Hold Music
The busy-hold music is heard by callers when they hold for a busy extension 
by pressing *. Currently it plays approximately 30 seconds of custom music. 
You can replace this music with a recording that gives information about 
your company products and services. However, we strongly recommend that 
you prepare a professional recording for this.
To change the busy hold music:...

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To lock or unlock a mailbox:
 (to lock)
  
  +      +     + enter mailbox  +     +  
 (to unlock)
repeat for more mailboxes
To  e x i t :
1. Re-enter the last mailbox then press  .
2. Press     to return to a previous menu.
Resetting Mailboxes
Resetting a mailbox reinitializes it to its default settings. Amanda copies all 
the field information from the mailbox template (usually mailbox 997) to the 
specified mailbox and the statistics for the mailbox are reset to...

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To  e x i t :
1. Re-enter the last mailbox then press  .
2. Press     to return to a previous menu.
Listening to System Status
The system status option informs you about Amanda’s status. It includes the 
amount of disk space, port usage, and the date and time.
To hear system status:
  
  +      + 
Creating System-wide Mailing Lists
A system-wide mailing list is one that everyone can use when sending or 
forwarding messages. For example, you would usually...

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To send a message using a system-wide mailing list:
  +  
  +     +     +  number of the system list  +  
  (to record) +     (to save the recording)  +     (to send)
Amanda processes messages sent to lists as a low priority task. This means 
that she might take several minutes to send the message to everyone on a 
large list, especially if the system is busy. By making this a low priority task, 
Amanda can maintain high system performance for tasks such as...

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If you use 13 through 23 for the hours after noon, you are not asked whether 
you meant 
AM or PM. Otherwise, Amanda prompts for a    (for A.M.)  or a 
  (for P.M.).
For example, to change the date and time to March 4, 1999, at 9:05 
A.M., 
use:
  (
the month)  +  
  (the day of the month)  +  
 (the year)  +     (to finish the date)  +
   (the  hour)   +    (the minutes)  +      (to finish the time)   +      
(for 
A.M. when 
                prompted)...

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information about setting the diskwarn configuration option or contact your 
Amanda Marketing Partner or Solution Provider.
If you are running Amanda as a voice server, you use Amanda Administrator 
to edit mailbox 999. 
If you are running Amanda as a standalone system, you use the Users screen 
to edit mailbox 999. 
Mailbox 999 

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Mailbox 999
Save  Auto  Delete  Notify  Table  Copy  Esc/EXIT  PgDn/NEXT  PgUp/PREVUsers
Mailbox:  999 Comment/Set Name:  SYSTEM ADMIN Security Code: 999
Extension:  H
Dir Name 1: Dir Name 2: Read-Only:
Basic Options Chains Groups
Maximum Rings:0  (default is 4) Done: 1:
Do Not Disturb:OFFLock:ONRNA: 2:
Screen Calls?OFFLock:ONBusy: 3:
Store Messages?YESMax:180 sec Delay:04:
Copy Messages To:Menus
Message Volume:0Guests:-11: 2: 3:
Current Greeting:0Max:45...

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Chapter 10:
Using Utilities
Backing Up and Restoring Files
The BackRest utility backs up and restores the database, the greetings, and 
the incoming messages of an Amanda system. BackRest automatically 
detects the number of floppy drives in the computer and allows you to use 
either the A: or B: drive. The number of floppies as well as the number of 
bytes needed for the requested backup is estimated after you insert the first 
floppy. You can add a note (comment) that is displayed when you restore...

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Use the arrow keys to make a selection and press Enter to start the backup or 
restore operation.
Deleting Mailboxes and Mailing Lists
The Amanda Company provides utilities that delete mailboxes and personal 
mailing lists.
Deleting Mailboxes
The DelUsers utility simplifies the deletion of mailboxes. Use it to delete a 
single mailbox or a range of mailboxes.
Syntax:  delusers mailbox_list
To delete one or more users:
 At the C:\AMANDA> prompt, type:
delusers...