[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Answering Machine

[terry]

Kermit Jones wrote:
> Hi all.  First post to this list.
> 
> I'm working with a church that currently has two phone lines, one fax 
> line and one answering machine.  Problem is that there is no privacy 
> when someone calls in and I'd like to help by setting us a three modem 
> linux box that allows people to call in do several things:
> 
> 1) Individual mailboxes for staff
> 2) Remote retrieval (via phone and within the LAN (from web not so 
> important, but would be nice))
> 3) Fax viewing capability to view and then print (from within LAN)
> 4) ?Message forwarding? - not vital
> 5) caller ID
> 6) ?Different message based on Caller ID - not vital
> 
> I've turned up the following:
> 
> http://www.vocpsystem.com/
> http://www.asterisk.org/
> 
> slashdot suggestions:
> http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/02/1935217&mode=nested&tid=185
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kermit
>

www.asterisk.org looks VERY interesting!

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