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Broadcast Message
Broadcast Message
At a Glance
Voice Mail Activity Menu
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] Record message
Used by
System Administrator
Parameters
Message Length
Up to two minutes
Description
Unlike most mail system features, Broadcast Message is accessed from the Voice
Mail Activity Menu, even though you, the System Administrator, are the only one who
can create and send a Broadcast Message.
A Broadcast message can be up to two minutes in length. Broadcast Messages are
sent to all Call Answer Service mailboxes (mailboxes with Class of Service 1–6 or 18),
except the System Administrator’s Mailbox and the General Mailboxes. Although the
message is placed in the mailboxes immediately, the mailbox owners’ message lights
do not light until 3 a.m. Outcalling is not performed for Broadcast Messages.
Broadcast Messages and Group Lists
The System Administrator can send a Broadcast Message to all Call Answer Service
mailboxes. This feature differs from Group Lists in three important ways:
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Group Lists can be used by any subscriber to send messages. Broadcast
Messages can be sent only by the System Administrator.
When a message is sent to a Group List, the message light on each extension
in the Group List is lighted immediately. Although the Broadcast Message is
sent out immediately, the message light on each telephone does not light until
3 a.m.
Messages sent using a Group List cause Outcalling to be activated if
Outcalling has been administered for any of the extensions in the group. No
Outcalling is done for Broadcast Messages.
Related Mail System Features
If you want to include the System Administrator’s mailbox and the General Mailboxes
among the message recipients, to light recipients’ message lights immediately, and
to cause Outcalling, consider creating a Group List including every Call Answer
Service mailbox in the system, and using Group Lists instead of a Broadcast
Message.
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Broadcast Message