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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...

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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:...

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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.
N
OTE:
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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Hot Box Options
Configuration OptionDescription
hot_boxDefines the mailboxes to which Amanda goes when she detects special PCPM tones. 
You can have up to 10  hot_boxes. For example, you can configure a hot_box to de-
tect connections from TDD machines for deaf communications. 
In most cases, only one hot_box is defined to detect fax tones and the remainder are 
unused. 
You provide a mailbox next to the corresponding PCPM code (12 to 21). The default 
mailbox is...

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Network Options
Configuration OptionDescription
client_activation_
keyActivation key that validates the value specified by n_clients. It is normally gener-
ated automatically as the client connections are installed. If you change or add a 
board later, you need another activation key because the key is based on the serial 
number for the first board. The first board is based on its low I/O port number (the 
first Brooktrout board is usually 300H). Get the key from...

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multiple_clientsControls whether multiple connections (logons) are allowed from the same mailbox. 
The default is 3.The range is from 1 to 3. When 1, only one connection is allowed 
per mailbox. When 2, only one connection is allowed per mailbox, with the excep-
tion of the special mailbox 999, which can connect multiple times. When 3, any 
mailbox can connect multiple times. 
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set multiple_clients 3
n_clientsAlong with...

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Outdial Options
Configuration OptionDescription
box_outdialControls special mailbox options.
You provide a mailbox for each telephone digit that becomes a special mailbox op-
tion. 
While logged into a mailbox, a user presses 7 to reach special options, then a digit, 
0-9, depending on what you specify here. Then Amanda executes the tokens in the 
extension field of the mailbox you specify for that digit.
Setting the mailbox to -1 disables that special mailbox option....