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Re: [ECS] Event to Update call-id lists peter kraus Tue, 2 Mar 1999 14:53:23 -0500

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not to mention why you are ever at the computer.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael David <michaeld@michaeldavid.com>
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [ECS] Event to Update call-id lists


:Uh David...
:
:I think living with 5 girls, who rotate out for a new set every couple of
:months, deserves a bit more explanation...  =8-)
:
:Cheers!
:
:Michael David
:michael@michaeldavid.com
:----- Original Message -----
:From: David Mccoll <dmccoll@intergate.ca>
:To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
:Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 5:11 AM
:Subject: Re: [ECS] Event to Update call-id lists
:
:
:Well I live with a bunch of girls, 5 to be exact. Yes I know: poor Dave.
:Anyway the girls change every couple months. Yes, it gets even better. But
:it becomes a nuisance to update the CID file all the time. So I got to
:thinking about ways to allow them to do the work for me. I think USER input
:could have many uses. Anyway I thought it would make for a challenging and
:interesting event. Shall we have a competition for best usage and code ?
:
:I plan three implementations of the event. One from an X-10 Maxi-pad, one
:from one of those little Genovation 2-line LCD keypads and the other on the
:Panasonic PBX/Bigmouth combo where I am going to try to pull it off as a
:local phone-macro.
:
:Normally I use a single CID file. A separate file for each user may be
best.
:A text item that would automatically be appended to the number after entry
:and the complete string would be appended to the users CID file with a DOS
:command.
:
:Example Dialog as follows:
:ECS: CALL ID EDITOR
:ECS: Enter Number and press #
:User: 8756465#
:ECS: Enter USER NUMBER and press #
:User: 2#
:ECS: 8756465 added to USER 2 CID List
:
:The actual CID file would look like this:
:USER 2 CID List
:3331212    2    Jasmin's Friend
:8756465    2    Jasmine's Friend
:
:Notice the state for all of the numbers in USER 2's (Jasmine's) file can be
:the same. The same state number allows easier filtering for personalized
:Phone-Box User 2's outgoing message based on CID.
:
:Inputting the hyphen - in the xxx-xxx-xxxx or adding a persons name to the
:number could be ugly unless there was really good voice prompting or keypad
:overlays. I guess a touchscreen could make this much more interesting.
:
:David M
:
:
:-----Original Message-----
:From: Michael David <michael@michaeldavid.com>
:To: ecs-list@netbloc.com <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
:Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 9:19 PM
:Subject: Re: [ECS] Event to Update call-id lists
:
:
:>Hmmm, what an interesting idea.  Are you suggesting that when a guest
comes
:>to the house, you have them walk over to the keypad and type in their
phone
:>number And, by extension, if you had a text terminal there, they could
:enter
:>their name too.
:>
:>OK, taking it a step further, wouldn't it be great to have them email the
:>info to you, in some predefined form, or have a web form somewhere they
:>could fill out.   ECS, or some external program, would then parse the
data,
:>and append it to the CID file.
:>
:>Hmmmm...
:>
:>Cheers!
:>
:>Michael David
:>michael@michaeldavid.com
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