Amanda Amanda@Work.Group/DOS, Administrator'S Manual

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4 Administering Amanda@Work.Group/DOS
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: To set the configuration options client_activation_key and
n_clients, see
Installing Amanda@Work.Group/DOS . When
n_clients is 0, you have only one client. This allows you to run
Amanda Administrator to control Amanda Voice Server.
How Amanda Operates
To users and callers, Amanda is a voice on the telephone guiding them to
people, services, and messages. However, Amanda’s entire design revolves
around the mailboxes defined by you, the system administrator. This chapter
explains what a mailbox is, how Amanda uses mailboxes to process calls,
and how Amanda processes each mailbox based on the contents of fields
associated with it.
The others allow you to process messages, place calls,
and manage your personal mailbox:
Amanda Messenger Allows users to access their
messages from their worksta-
tions as well as by telephone.
Amanda Dialer Dials telephone numbers that
appear in Microsoft Word for
Windows, Microsoft Excel,
and other Windows applica-
tions.
Amanda Fax Allows you to fax anything that
you can print from a Windows
application. It also allows you
to convert the printable item
(document, spread sheet, and
so forth) into a fax file or a fax
message.
Standalone
System In this mode, you control Amanda from the computer
on which it has been installed using DOS applications.
All users access their messages by telephone.