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With restricted notification, glare can still occur. However, all your ports can 
be used for receiving calls.
See Administering [email protected]/DOS for more information on 
notification records.
If you are using JOVE to edit INSTALL.CFG, for roving notification, set 
both n_ochan and notify_restriction to 0. For dedicated notification, set 
n_ochan to 1 and notify_restriction to 0. For restricted notification, set 
n_ochan to 0 and notify_restriction to a specific...

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Default and Recommended mailboxes
MailboxConfiguration 
OptionPurpose
0(no option)Mailbox for operator or receptionist. Mailbox 0 has been created for 
you.
By default, this mailbox has Do Not Disturb locked OFF, call screen-
ing locked OFF, Greeting 0 as the current greeting, 999 in the Done 
Chain, stores messages, and is set to ring six times.
8(no option)Mailbox that acts as a shortcut to mailbox 998. Mailbox 8 
makes it easier to send callers directly to voice...

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994hot_boxMailbox for use with PCPM codes. For example, you can set up a 
hot_box to detect calls from modems. The mailbox 994 is recommend-
ed but has not been created for you. As you create a hot box mailbox, 
make sure that the mailbox does NOT store messages and that Do Not 
Disturb is off. In addition, the Extension field must transfer the caller 
to the fax machine or whatever device is to be used by this box.
In most cases, only one hot_box is defined to detect...

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999(no option)Mailbox for system administration and for a quick hangup. Mailbox 
999 has been created for you.
You cannot separate these for companies or departments that share 
Amanda.
By default, this mailbox has Do Not Disturb locked OFF, call screen-
ing locked OFF, an empty Done Chain, and an H in the Extension field. 
Never change or delete this mailbox.
Default and Recommended mailboxes (Continued)
Mailbox
Configuration 
Option
Purpose 

Chapter 11:
Faxing
Using This Chapter
This chapter:
 Explains how to set up a fax modem for use with Amanda. This ap-
plies to any voice board supported by Amanda and applies to both 
Amanda Standalone and Amanda Voice Server.
 Explains how to detect a fax machine automatically.
 Provides an overview of Amanda Fax, a fax driver for sending faxes 
from any Windows application that can print. Amanda Fax is a client 
of Amanda Voice Server. It cannot be used with Amanda Standal-
one.
Using a Fax Modem...

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The MSD.EXE program in DOS can verify whether or not your PC has these 
high speed serial ports. So can IS16550. (The syntax is IS16550 /x where x is 
the number of the COM port.)
N
OTE:If you have a Class 2 modem, the default configuration set-
tings for fax options should work well with your modem. If 
you have a Class 2.0 modem, change the setting for 
fax_send_reverse to F for False.
You must configure the fax modem for one of the following:
We recommend using...

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4. From the Advanced Configuration menu, press S for Serial.
The Serial Port Definition dialog box appears. 
(If you type a space, the Setup utility interprets it as a zero.)
5. Change:
serial_portn 0
To :
serial_portn y
The option maps Amandas logical port to a physical port on the PC. 
The n is the number of the logical serial port and the y is the physical 
serial port (for example, COM1). It is best to make n and y the same 
number. For example, map logical port 2 to COM2.
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7. Press F10 to save your changes.
The Save All Data? dialog box appears.
8. Press Y for Yes.
9. From the Advanced Configuration menu, press F for Fax.
The Fax Configuration screen appears. 
(If you type a space, the Setup utility interprets it as a zero.)
10. (Skip this step if you dial 9 to access an outside line.) In the Fax section 
on Advanced Configuration, change:
fax_dl_init 9,
To :
fax_dl_init n
replace n with the outside access code for the telephone...

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For Aceex modems, use:
fax_flow_control \Q3 X3 &K3
For Practical Peripherals modems, use:
fax_flow_control X3 &K3
This option has the Class 2 command for the type of flow control used 
by your fax modem.
12. Change:
fax_id 
To :
fax_id 
fax
where 
fax is a number or a name used to identify your fax modem (for 
example, FAXA) 
13. Many older Class 2 fax modems need a string of leading digits ‘1111’ 
for their fax_id. By default, Amanda adds these digits.
However, if they appear on...

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Change:
max_local_extension 6
To :
max_local_extension n
where n is the maximum number of digits in a telephone extension on 
your telephone switching system.
N
OTE:You don’t need to change the default values for the other 
serial port and fax configuration options.
To use the fax modem effectively, you must also use tokens 
to program the Extension fields for one or more mailbox. 
For more information, see the sections on one and two-call 
faxbacks in “Chapter 11:...