Designing addressing schemes
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Local mailbox numbers
Local mailbox numbers are used to address any Octel Unified Messenger
subscriber in a voice mail domain from the teleph one user interface.
Traditional voice mail systems typically use this fo rm of addressing.
Within a voice mail domain, all local mailbox numbers must have the
same number of digits. Each local mailbox number must be unique within
the domain. Many organizations use telephone extension numbers a s local
mailbox numbers. This means that a separate directory item for mailbox
numbers does not need to be maintained.
In a Centrex environment, many organizations use only the last four or
five digits of the subscriber telephone numbers as local mail box number s.
This provides a shorter number that is easy to enter, but still unique. Other
schemes are also possible.
Note: A local mailbox number has no significance outside the voice
mail domain. For example, it cannot be used as an element of
an OctelNet address.