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RE: [ECS] ECS + Fax?
David Kindred
Fri, 19 May 2000 13:54:50 -0400

Fri, 19 May 2000 13:54:50 -0400

Well, I'm afraid I'm going to sound really ordinary, but, since no one else
is piping in, my favorite event is my modified Garnet Bailey phone event. It
does the following:

  * Based on entries in a text file, announces Caller-ID info
       -- For regular callers between 7AM and 10:15PM
       -- For family, around the clock
       -- For solicitors, never
  * Solicitors get the phone picked up as soon as they are identified, and
are played a recording of the phone company's "The number you have reached
has been disconnected" message.
  * Blocked Caller-ID callers are played a curt TTS message telling them we
don't accept their calls, then it hangs up.
  * All calls are logged into a text file
  * Caller-ID info is sent to ACE where it pops up on the screen
  * If we're not home, and a message is taken, our cell phone is called to
alert us of it (not completely functional, but it does the trick)
  * If a flag is set, phone messages are E-mailed to me (loved this while we
were on vacation at the beach)
  * The vacuum cleaner is killed when the phone rings
  * Call conversation lengths are logged

I stole almost all the code from other people, but you're welcome to it, if
you want.

C'mon guys, tell us what your favorite is. Now that you've seen my plain
Jane description, let's hear yours!

--David
  -----Original Message-----
  From: A.J. Griglak [mailto:aj@griglak.com]
  Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 1:39 PM
  To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
  Subject: RE: [ECS] ECS + Fax?


  LOL...  It seems the more I do, the uglier it gets!

  I'm just trying to stir up some creative discussion...

  -=A.J.

Well, I'm afraid I'm going to sound really ordinary, but, since no one else is piping in, my favorite event is my modified Garnet Bailey phone event. It does the following:

* Based on entries in a text file, announces Caller-ID info

-- For regular callers between 7AM and 10:15PM

-- For family, around the clock

-- For solicitors, never

* Solicitors get the phone picked up as soon as they are identified, and are played a recording of the phone company's "The number you have reached has been disconnected" message.

* Blocked Caller-ID callers are played a curt TTS message telling them we don't accept their calls, then it hangs up.

* All calls are logged into a text file

* Caller-ID info is sent to ACE where it pops up on the screen

* If we're not home, and a message is taken, our cell phone is called to alert us of it (not completely functional, but it does the trick)

* If a flag is set, phone messages are E-mailed to me (loved this while we were on vacation at the beach)

* The vacuum cleaner is killed when the phone rings

* Call conversation lengths are logged

I stole almost all the code from other people, but you're welcome to it, if you want.

C'mon guys, tell us what your favorite is. Now that you've seen my plain Jane description, let's hear yours!

--David

-----Original Message-----
From: A.J. Griglak [mailto:aj@griglak.com]
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 1:39 PM
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
Subject: RE: [ECS] ECS + Fax?

LOL... It seems the more I do, the uglier it gets!

I'm just trying to stir up some creative discussion...

-=A.J.