Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 22:41:25 -0400 From: Doug Lee <dgl@dlee.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Recommended answering machine software? Message-ID: <20040605024125.GA75770@kirk.dlee.org>
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This is a (slightly edited) repost of a question I asked in February of 2002, to which I got no answer. I never got round to this project, but now I wonder if it would be easier to manage... I'd like to run something under FreeBSD 4.9 which can make my FreeBSD box act as an answering machine: answer calls, play an outgoing message (presumably a .wav or similar file), and take messages. It would be nice if it also could understand DTMF codes and do different things according to them, like allow messages to be maintained for multiple people. Whether or not it's part of the system, I also intend to cause the message files to be e-mailed appropriately on receipt. I wouldn't mind compatibility with mgetty+sendfax, but I don't think that's essential. I do have caller ID and definitely want the system to be able to take advantage of that. I skimmed through ports but didn't find a clear winner for this type of application. I'm also not sure what specific hardware I'd need (I assume not just any modem will do :-), and I suspect this will be dependent on what software I use. Any suggestions welcome. -- Doug Lee dgl@dlee.org http://www.dlee.org Bartimaeus Group doug@bartsite.com http://www.bartsite.com The very smart may feel they have nothing to learn from anyone; The very wise will find something to learn from everyone. (7/14/01)
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