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Re: [ECS] Remote Phone session Mark Gilmore Thu, 22 Jun 2000 19:08:37 -0400

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A.J.,
I THINK I have fixed this, but don't know if
I'll have time to test it any time soon.
If you could do so, please let me know and
I'll send you the beta.
Thanks,
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST


"A.J. Griglak" wrote:
> 
> I've looked further into this.
> 
> This is what's in ECS.HTM:
> 
> During playback thru the phone, the following buttons may be pressed:
> 
> Phone Button Function
> 1 "Rewind" message by a few seconds
> 2 "Fast-forward" by a few seconds
> # Skip message
> 6 (N) Stops playback of current message and forces its status to "NEW"
> (considered unplayed). This button may be used when a message is intended
> for someone else, or you want to preserve the message to play it again
> later.
> 7 (R) Replay message
> 3 (D) Delete message
> * Abort playback of all messages
> (other) Abort playback of current message
> 
> Ones that don't work for me are: 1,2,7 (just taken as abort playback of
> current message)
> 
> 3 (D) as I said, deletes the wrong message.  I.E. - If you are listening to
> msg #000058, and hit 3, ECS deletes msg#000057, says "deleted" and then
> starts playing msg#000056.  I've verified it several times.  I have two
> phone lines and can watch ECS at the same time as using the remote phone
> session.  I've even tried a real long message, hitting 3 at the very
> beginning of playback.  It still works as I said.
> 
> 6 (N) works as described.
> 
> I have added the following to event Macro Value
> 
> ;Play old phone messages   653 (OLD)
> If     Macro Value    Is    653
> Then   Speak Messages Set   Play
> Then   Macro Value    Set   None
> 
> I will use this feature a lot because I'm constantly on the road, and will
> sometimes go through old messages remotely to "clean house."
> 
> -=A.J.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 12:18 PM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] Remote Phone session
> 
> Hi A.J.,
> I can't re-create this problem, and so must assume
> that you are clicking delete when the NEXT msg is
> being processed (which would be the previous msg,
> chronologically speaking).
> Make sure you click delete DURING the playback.
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> http://www.usit.com/omnip
> 423-745-0026
> Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST
> 
> > "A.J. Griglak" wrote:
> >
> > OK, Mark.  I've setup playing of OLD phone messages remotely through a
> > phone session.  However, I just noticed that when you hit 3(D) to
> > delete a message, it deletes the previous message.  For example, if
> > you are playing message #000059 and hit 3, it will delete message
> > #000058.
> >
> > -=A.J.

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