Voice mail indicator

[James Silverton]

Does anyone know if it is possible to detect a "voice mail
waiting" signal with Outlook or another Office component? An
add-on might be another solution or possibly something using the
phone modem that I only use for faxing. Perhaps I will have to
wait until I buy a new phone tho' I do have an AT&T caller ID
screen attached to a simple phone in parallel with the modem.
It will activate a "new call" light but it's not very
satisfactory since it turns itself off under some conditions


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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not.jim.Silverton.at.comcast.not

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

The modem functions belong to Windows, not Office. I presume that you have tried using google to see if such an add-in is available?

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After furious head scratching, James Silverton asked:

| Does anyone know if it is possible to detect a "voice mail
| waiting" signal with Outlook or another Office component? An
| add-on might be another solution or possibly something using the
| phone modem that I only use for faxing. Perhaps I will have to
| wait until I buy a new phone tho' I do have an AT&T caller ID
| screen attached to a simple phone in parallel with the modem.
| It will activate a "new call" light but it's not very
| satisfactory since it turns itself off under some conditions
|
|
| James Silverton
| Potomac, Maryland
|
| E-mail, with obvious alterations:
| not.jim.Silverton.at.comcast.not

 

[James Silverton]

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
The modem functions belong to Windows, not Office. I presume
that you have tried using google to see if such an add-in is
available?

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

My attempts using Google have mostly resulted in ads to buy a
new phone I will try the windows.help&support group. Thanks!

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After furious head scratching, James Silverton asked:

| Does anyone know if it is possible to detect a "voice mail
| waiting" signal with Outlook or another Office component? An
|

 

[James Silverton]

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
The modem functions belong to Windows, not Office. I presume
that you have tried using google to see if such an add-in is
available?

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Thanks for the advice! I do tend to agree about seeking modem
functions in a Windows group but isn't it a little hard to
amintain that it's not an Office question if you consider that
Outlook has a phone dialer capability?

| Does anyone know if it is possible to detect a "voice mail
| waiting" signal with Outlook or another Office component? |

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

It hands off that function to the Windows dialer.

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After furious head scratching, James Silverton asked:

| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| | The modem functions belong to Windows, not Office. I presume
| that you have tried using google to see if such an add-in is
| available?
|
| --
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| Thanks for the advice! I do tend to agree about seeking modem
| functions in a Windows group but isn't it a little hard to
| amintain that it's not an Office question if you consider that
| Outlook has a phone dialer capability?
|
|| Does anyone know if it is possible to detect a "voice mail
|| waiting" signal with Outlook or another Office component? |

 

[James Silverton]

Milly wrote on Sun, 13 May 2007 09:36:41 -0700:

MSM> It hands off that function to the Windows dialer.

That sounds like a cop-out especially since there seems no way a
non-expert could know it

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MSM> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]


MSM> After furious head scratching, James Silverton asked:

??|> "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
??|> message The
??|> modem functions belong to Windows, not Office. I presume
??|> that you have tried using google to see if such an add-in
??|> is available?
??|>
??|> --
??|> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
??|>
??|> Thanks for the advice! I do tend to agree about seeking
??|> modem functions in a Windows group but isn't it a little
??|> hard to amintain that it's not an Office question if you
??|> consider that Outlook has a phone dialer capability?
??|>
??||> Does anyone know if it is possible to detect a "voice
??||> mail waiting" signal with Outlook or another Office
??||> component? |

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Cop-out or not (a pretty judgemental assessment IMHO) the fact remains. Outlook has no control over the dialer - Windows does.

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After furious head scratching, James Silverton asked:

| Milly wrote on Sun, 13 May 2007 09:36:41 -0700:
|
|| It hands off that function to the Windows dialer.
|
| That sounds like a cop-out especially since there seems no way a
| non-expert could know it
|
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
|
|| After furious head scratching, James Silverton asked:
|
| ??|> "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| ??|> message The
| ??|> modem functions belong to Windows, not Office. I presume
| ??|> that you have tried using google to see if such an add-in
| ??|> is available?
| ??|>
| ??|> --
| ??|> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
| ??|>
| ??|> Thanks for the advice! I do tend to agree about seeking
| ??|> modem functions in a Windows group but isn't it a little
| ??|> hard to amintain that it's not an Office question if you
| ??|> consider that Outlook has a phone dialer capability?
| ??|>
| ??||> Does anyone know if it is possible to detect a "voice
| ??||> mail waiting" signal with Outlook or another Office
| ??||> component? |
|
| James Silverton
| Potomac, Maryland
|
| E-mail, with obvious alterations:
| not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

 

[James Silverton]

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
Cop-out or not (a pretty judgemental assessment IMHO) the fact
remains. Outlook has no control over the dialer - Windows does.

Thanks Milly! The point is now essentially moot since I
splurged and spent all of $25 on an AT&T cordless phone (E2801)
from Circuit City that has a voice mail indicator light. It's
not perhaps the greatest phone for populating its memory but it
seems to work.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Not a bad price to pay for getting something done that you need. Plus, you have another "dustable" in your arsenal now.

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After furious head scratching, James Silverton asked:

| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| | Cop-out or not (a pretty judgemental assessment IMHO) the fact
| remains. Outlook has no control over the dialer - Windows does.
|
| Thanks Milly! The point is now essentially moot since I
| splurged and spent all of $25 on an AT&T cordless phone (E2801)
| from Circuit City that has a voice mail indicator light. It's
| not perhaps the greatest phone for populating its memory but it
| seems to work.