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Re: [ECS] background rec beta Mark Gilmore Sun, 30 Aug 1998 10:26:47 -0700

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I don't know from where these ideas sprang, but the new background
recording is in NO way related to local phone sessions (or the
lack of them).

Mark Sekelsky wrote:
> 
> I have verified that if I pick up the local phone while somebody is leaving
> a message, ECS will stop recording the caller's message.  However, it does
> not appear that phone interface C has the ability (at least yet) to
> recognize a local phone pick up when not answering a call.  If I pick up the
> local phone and press the # key, you just get a busy signal.  So I assume
> that phone interface C is looking for the modem to answer first.
> 
> Mark S
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Keyes [mailto:Ckeyes@duey.california.com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 1998 11:43 AM
> To: ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org
> Subject: Re: [ECS] background rec beta
> 
> Mark Sekelsky wrote:
> >
> > Mark,
> >
> > Are you saying that with the background recording I can abort the
> recording
> > by picking up the phone (similar to a regular answering machine)?  If so
> is
> > this the local phone only or any phone on the line?  Is it "automatic"
> (ECS
> > "watches" for the phone to be picked up and aborts without any event lines
> > for such)?
> >
> > Mark S
> 
> Hi,
> 
> So now Phone-C can detect a local phone pick-up? Wouldn't that mean
> local phone sessions are possible?
> 
> Later,
> 
> Carl K

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Mark Gilmore
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