Subject: From: Date:

Re: [ECS] CID Dan Carrington Tue, 13 Oct 1998 21:16:03 -0700

---

In a related matter that comes up with this programing, how does one
disconnect ECS when it has picked up the phone and is either playing a
message or recording a message so that one could then talk to the
caller.  Say you ran in from outside or the bathroom and ecs has already
picked up the phone but you want to pick it up.

Dan Carrington




Kevin Keast wrote:
> 
> Hello,  Couldn't help but giving some input
> 
> A suggestion that may help,
> 
> If you want this to function in real time you need to tell ECS if you are
> home or not.  Then you could go throught something like this:
> 
> Incomming Call Detected--ECS Answers and asks for password
> If password is correct and AT HOME is true then enable ring generator
> Else if password is correct and AT HOME is false then record message.
> 
> Sounds easy.  Don't know if it would be though.  I am sure I will find out.
> 
> Kevin Keast
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Zardoz [mailto:zardoz@iname.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 7:28 PM
> > To: ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org
> > Subject: Re: [ECS] CID
> >
> >
> > Well that's not it entirely. What I would be looking for was for
> > this to be
> > happening in real time. So that if the person did have the "password" it
> > would not go to a message but ring through to the phone to be answered by
> > me.
> >
> > George
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Gilmore <markgilmore@cococo.net>
> > To: ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org <ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org>
> > Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 5:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ECS] CID
> >
> >
> > >Hi Zardoz,
> > >I've been offline for a while.
> > >Was your question answered ?
> > >If not, yes - ECS can do what you need, though
> > >I am unsure of the exact details. I think the
> > >fastest/easiest method would be to have the
> > >user enter a "password" (digits followed by
> > >"#"). ECS could record the msg upon detecting
> > >a valud password.
> > >
> > >
> > >Zardoz wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I don't have ECS yet, but I have been following this and other lists to
> > >> decide what program I wanted to invest in. This particular
> > subject is one
> > of
> > >> importance to me and I have been looking for a solution to it.
> > >>
> > >> What you will find is that the vast majority of the "out of area" calls
> > are
> > >> phone solicitors. Some are also long distance phone carriers that buy
> > blocks
> > >> of time and resell them. Now what I want to do is have a program that
> > will
> > >> answer the "out of area" calls before my phone rings, and if it is a
> > known
> > >> friend or family member (like my son), then they can punch in a code
> > number
> > >> and it will ring through, otherwise it hangs up without me ever being
> > >> disturbed.
> > >>
> > >> Any possibilities of this???
> > >>
> > >> George
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Mark Sekelsky <Mark@sekelsky.com>
> > >> To: ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org <ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org>;
> > >> Ckeyes@global.california.com <Ckeyes@global.california.com>
> > >> Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 6:20 PM
> > >> Subject: RE: [ECS] CID
> > >>
> > >> >Carl,
> > >> >
> > >> >Out-of-area could be very "legitimate."  It means that they have their
> > >> >number blocked, are using a provider that doesn't support CID
> > or I would
> > >> >guess there could be something on your providers end.  The only two
> > numbers
> > >> >that I personally have that are Out-of-area but I know who
> > they are are
> > my
> > >> >Mom in Red Wing MN and a friend of my wife's in Mpls. MN.
> > Both use some
> > >> >obscure provider for long distance.
> > >> >
> > >> >When I first started my phone event I found that whopping *60%* of all
> > >> calls
> > >> >were from out-of area.  That number has now come down but it
> > still runs
> > a
> > >> >good 40% of all my calls.  If you take a look at my event (if
> > you still
> > >> have
> > >> >the .cfg file) you can see how I handle any call that is Private or
> > >> >out-of-area.
> > >> >
> > >> >Mark S
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: ecs-list-unsubscribe@vancouver.ml.org
> > >> For additional commands, e-mail: ecs-list-help@vancouver.ml.org
> > >
> > >--
> > >Mark Gilmore
> > >Omnipotence
> > >http://members.a2zsol.com/omnipotence.html
> > >
> > >--
> > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: ecs-list-unsubscribe@vancouver.ml.org
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: ecs-list-unsubscribe@vancouver.ml.org
> >
> 
> --
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: ecs-list-unsubscribe@vancouver.ml.org

---