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gain_loudControls the volume of the custom busy message.
Number. The range is from -8 to 8 and the default is 0.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set gain_loud 0
gain_normThe initial volume for all ports and the playback volume when the system answers the 
telephone.
Number. The range is from -8 to 8 and the default is 0.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set gain_norm 0
guest_defaultsThe mailbox to use as a template when creating a new guest mailbox....

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immediate_play_msgIf the user has any messages at the time he or she logs on, this parameter can take that 
user directly to the menu from which messages can be played. 
True of False. The default is False.
When True, the user goes to immediately to the play messages menu. The user can press 
9 to go to the main menu.
When False, the user goes immediately to the main menu.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set immediate_play_msg false...

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lcwaitThe minimum time after dialing a digit string before the voice board driver decides the 
loop current drop is an answer. Corresponds to the Brooktrout channel parameter 
LcWait.
Number of hundredths of seconds (from 1 to 255) or the number -1 or 0. For example 10 
is .1 second. The default is 0.
When 0, the voice board’s default is used. The default is 100 ms (.1 seconds). 
When -1, this parameter is disabled and there is no minimum time.
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max_chainControls the number of digits the caller can enter for a mailbox. 
For example, if you have a three-digit extension plan, setting this parameter to 3 allows 
Amanda to transfer to the mailbox immediately after three digits have been dialed, in-
stead of waiting for a timeout or the # terminator.
The default is 8, the largest number allowed in [email protected]/Windows.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set max_chain 8
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minringMinimum amount of time necessary for an inbound ring’s on period.
Number of tenths of seconds. 
The default is 0 which tells Amanda to use the voice boards default (which is 2 for Den-
mark or Holland and 3 elsewhere). Otherwise, the range is 1-655.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set minring 0
modified_call_
screeningWhen a mailbox has both call screening and called party identification on, this parameter 
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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 exception of the 
special mailbox 999, which can connect multiple times. When 3, any mailbox can con-
nect multiple times. 
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set multiple_clients 3
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non_relay_okDetermines the result of pressing # during a greeting.
True or False. The default is False.
When True, for any mailbox that does not have relay paging, pressing # (as well as ##) 
ends a greeting and goes directly to the beep for leaving a message. If the mailbox has 
relay paging, # invokes the relay and only ## ends the greeting.
When False, only ## ends the greeting, regardless of whether the mailbox has relay pag-
ing.
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passwordSets the Amanda password. The password is case-sensitive, so uppercase letters are dif-
ferent from lowercase letters. That means that AMandA, Amanda, and amanda all rep-
resent different passwords.
Use a text string with a maximum length is 8 characters. The default is AMandA. 
If you use the null string (that is, no password), you must use a dealer password to oper-
ate and shut down Amanda.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
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play_new_firstDetermines what message is played next when the user has logged on to his mailbox to 
play messages.
True or False. The default is True.
When True, pressing 1 plays the next new message and pressing 75 plays the messages 
in order, regardless of whether they have been heard.
When False, pressing 1 plays the messages in order and pressing 75 plays the next new 
message.
See also auto_wrap.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
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prompt_fileSpecifies the language that Amanda uses when a call first comes in on a given port.
ENGLISH or SPANISH. The default is ENGLISH.
You can change the prompt file for that port “on the fly” using the L() command from 
the Token Programming Language. Amanda can also change the language prompts for 
that port based on the DTMF sent by the telephone switching system or the central of-
fice. 
The ENGLISH.IDX file contains the English prompts. SPANISH.IDX is...