Issue 3 EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited
4 Glossary
Extension # ID
This is what an outside caller uses to reach a particular subscriber.
The system allows extension numbers of up to 10 digits. The system
Extension # ID is usually the same as t he s ubs crib er ac tual telep hone
extension number, but it can be different.
Follow-Along ID
Extension # ID provided by the NEC telephone system to the voice
mail system when a call is transferred or forwarded back to the system
on ring-no-answer or busy.
Greeting
This is a recording used as the middle part of the Transfer
Greeting Action sequence. A su bscriber has sta ndard, intern al, and
alternate personal greetings. An op ening line box, transaction box, and
voice detect box each hav e a pair of standard gre et in gs (Day & Night)
and an alternate greeting th at i s used in both Day and Nig ht Modes. A
greeting is typically used to greet callers and en cour age th em to leav e
a message. Greetings can also be used to pla y audiotext mes sages,
or offer one-key dialing menus. The system play s th e op ening greeting
when first answering incoming calls.
Greetings
Includes: opening greetings, sub scriber greetings, transaction box
greetings and voice detect box gre etings. An opening greeting is heard
by outside callers when they f irst reach the system. Subscriber
greetings are recorded by i ndividual s ubscribers a nd are played to a
caller when the subscriber is unable to take a call. F or example, this
might be an individual greeting for each extensi on to say
“Hi, I’ll beaway on vacation until...”
Transaction box and voice detect box
greetings can greet a caller in many wa ys. For details, refer to the
Reference Section.
Group
Refer to Message group.
Guest
A guest that is hosted by a subs criber is given a guest mailbox a nd
limited system privileges. A client who c alls frequently could be
assigned as a guest of one of the staff. Unli ke an outside caller, a
guest can leave and receive private messages from the hos t
subscriber. Guests have two-way communication on the system, but
only with the host subscriber.