AT&T 3 manual Broadcast Messages and Group Lists

Broadcast Message

Broadcast Message

At a Glance

Voice Mail Activity Menu

Used by

Parameters

Message Length

[ 1 ] Record message

System Administrator

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:

■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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