Setting Up a Voice Mail System

Voice Mail Server configuration requires the following steps:

Configuring the Server

Voice Mail reads configuration parameters from the file voicemail.config, which includes the following default settings:

State the path for the common Voice Mail files including the greeting and other sound files:
```
    voiceRoot     string     /usr/local/vocal/bin/voicemail/Voice/
```
State the path to the Voice Mail users’ home directories, not to be confused with the Unix home directories:
```
    homeRoot     string     /usr/local/vocal/bin/voicemail/vmhome/
```
State the path where the temporary files are created:
```
    tempRoot     string     /tmp/
```
State the maximum time, in milliseconds, to wait for user input before any action, such as cutting off the call, occurs:
```
    InputTimeout     string     10000
```
This parameter is reserved for future use and should be left at 0:
```
    RecordOnSelfCall     int     0
```
State the maximum permissible message size in milliseconds:
```
    MaxRecordTime     int     60000
```
State the logging level:
```
    LogLevel     int     7
```

State the name of the log file:

    LogFileName     string     /usr/local/vocal/log/vmserver1.log

State whether the log should be displayed on screen (0=No, 1=Yes)
```
    LogConsole     int     0
```

State the path for the sendMsg script:

    SendMsgScript     string     ./sendMessage

State the path for the prompt table:

    PromptTable     string     /usr/local/head/vocal/vm/wav/PromptTable

This parameter is reserved for future use and should be left at 0:
```
    AutoPlay     int     0
```

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