12 - 4 Operator Box
Issue 3 EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited
The greeting does not have to be an actual greeting . It can be any
message you wish. However, it should be consistent with the action taken
after the greeting. The actions you may se lec t are described below.

Default Greetings

The Operator Box default day greeting is:
“I’m sorry. The operator is curren tly una vailable . To try again, p ress zero.
Otherwise, please answer the foll owin g ques tio ns, and I’ll m ake sure your
message gets attention.”
The default night greeting is:
“You’ve reached our office after hours. No op erator is on dut y now. You
may leave a message by answer ing t he fo llowi ng que st ions, a nd I’ll mak e
sure your message gets attention.”
The default alternate greeting is:
“Operator is not on duty now. You may leave a me ssa ge by answering the
following questions, and I’ll make sure yo ur m e ssage gets attention.”
Action
If the caller does not press any touchtones during the op erator greetin g,
the system takes the action specified in the Action section of the screen.
The actions for the Operator Box include :
G Go to system ID
H Hangup
O Transfer to operator (Do NOT use!)
RRestart
S Say good-bye
T Take a message
Setting the Action field in the Operator Box to G, O, or R can trap the caller
in an infinite lo op to the Opera tor Box.
Refer to Appendix B Action Codes for descriptions of the actions you can
specify.

Default Action

The default Operator Box action is GotoID$P M, where $PM is the
default System ID for the Public Interview Box. When the operator is
unavailable, the system routes the caller to the Public Interview Box after it
plays the greeting. For deta ils, refer to Chapter 14 Public Int erview Box
and Public Messages.