Amanda Work Group Features Instructions Manual

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Creating Personal Distribution Lists
You can send messages to Amanda users that are on one of your 29 possible personal 
distribution or mailing lists or the 29 possible system distribution lists (created by the 
Amanda system administrator). In the Amanda Address book, these are listed with either 
their default names (Personal List 1 to Personal List 8; Personal List 10 to Personal List 
30; System List 1 to System List 8; System List 10 to System List 30)...

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The Personal List Properties dialog box appears.
4. Type a descriptive name for this list in the List Name text box.
5. Click Edit List....
The Personal List dialog box appears.
6. Select the users to be part of this list.
7. Click OK until you return to the main window.
Reading Mailbox Information
Amanda Unified Messenger displays:
 The name of the Amanda voice server that manages your mailbox
 The names (usually your first and last) supplied by...

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To stop using (or return to using) the Amanda Message form:
1. Click Amanda Mailbox Settings   on the toolbar, the Amanda Message menu, or 
the Tools menu.
2. On the Basic Options tab, select the mailbox for which you are setting this option 
from the Mailbox drop-down list box.
3. Clear (or select) the Use The Amanda Message Form For Forwarding And Replying 
check box.
4. Click Apply or OK.
To record voice attachments when using your e-mail application’s...

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NOTE:If you use WordMail, you must start Sound Recorder or a similar ap-
plication, create a .WAV file as a message, then attach that file using 
the File command on the Insert menu.
5. Operate Sound Recorder to create a message.
(Start recording, speak into the microphone, stop recording.)
6. Use any of the following properties from the e-mail applications message window:
 Importance High (for a priority message)
 Sensitivity Private (for a...

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To turn off WordMail as the editor (if only while using an Amanda folder):
1. From the e-mail application’s main window, on the Compose menu, click WordMail 
Options.
The WordMail Options dialog box appears.
2. Clear the Enable WordMail As Email Editor check box.
3. Click Close. 

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Chapter 4:
Using Amanda Dialer
Getting Started
Amanda Dialer dials telephone numbers from a variety of Windows applications on your 
workstation. You select the number to be dialed. Amanda Dialer dials it for you and 
notifies you when the call is ready.
Starting and Exiting Amanda Dialer
When you start Amanda Dialer, you log on to the Amanda voice server.
To use Amanda Dialer:
1. Click the Amanda Dialer icon. In Windows 95, you can select Amanda Dialer from 
the Start menu. 
The Dialer Log On dialog box...

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The Amanda Dialer button appears in the upper right corner of the screen. You can 
drag it to a more convenient location.
To exit Amanda Dialer:
 Right-click the dialing button, then select Exit from the context menu.
Setting Options
Amanda Dialer can add your outside line prefix, long distance access code, and 
international access code to the number to be dialed automatically if you set the Amanda 
Dialer options.
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5. By default Monitor Call Progress is cleared so that Amanda performs an unsupervised 
transfer. After the number is dialed, Amanda calls your extension then releases the 
port. (Your telephone switching system must be able to transfer an outside ringing 
line to an internal extension.)
Select Monitor Call Progress to have Amanda perform supervised transfers. During a 
supervised transfer, Amanda monitors the call for a connection status (answer, busy, 
or RNA). Once...

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Dialing Numbers from Windows Applications
You can use Amanda Dialer with Windows 3.11, 95, 98 or NT. Most Windows programs 
are compatible with Amanda Dialer because they use Ctrl+C to copy selected text to the 
Windows clipboard. If you have a problem using Amanda Dialer from any application, 
copy the telephone number to the Windows clipboard before clicking the Amanda Dialer 
button.
With Windows 3.11
Once the floating dialing button is visible,...