User guide

9. PhoneMail System
Options
PhoneMail System Options 9-1
Chapter 9 PhoneMail
System Options
The PIE Option
PhoneMail Information Exchange (PIE)
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supplies message notification
between the PhoneMail system and host computer systems:
• When you receive text messages on your computer system, you are
notified through the PhoneMail system’s message waiting indicators.
When you listen to your messages, you hear the voice prompt:
“You have new text messages as of <time and date of the last text
message received>. You have <n> new PhoneMail messages.”
• Similarly, when you receive voice messages, you are notified with an
indicator on your computer system.
PhoneMail Network and AMIS Analog
Networking Options
Your PhoneMail system may have one or both of the following networking
options
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that let you send and forward messages to, and answer messages
from, other voice-messaging subscribers:
• The PhoneMail network option permits voice messaging among
predefined PhoneMail systems of an organization. The systems can
group messages for delivery at off-peak hours.
• The PhoneMail audio messaging interchange specification (AMIS)
Analog networking option permits voice messaging between your
PhoneMail system and any other voice-processing systems that support
AMIS Analog networking. Ask your system administrator if this option
is installed.
These networking options do not change local PhoneMail messaging.
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Ask your system administrator if the PIE option is installed.
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Your system administrator decides which subscribers may use these networking
options. Ask your system administrator if these options are installed.