NEC 750370 Operator ID, Name, Description, Telephone Number, Direction of the Connection, Date

EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited Issue 3

SECTION 3

USE BILLING LOGIn some cases, you may want to keep track of the number and length of calls made or received by the remote computer. To do this, turn on the billing log. When the billing log is on, the information about a session is saved as a single record in a text file. You can print this file on a printer, or use it in database, spreadsheet, or word processing programs. The information is useful to bill a customer for the time you spend maintaining a voice mail system, or for other reporting reasons.

Each record in the billing log file is separated by a Return. Each record contains these fields:

Operator ID

The ID entered by the person who turned on the billing log. You can change the Operator ID when you disconnect from the host computer.

Name

The name of the host computer taken from the remote computer Phone

Book Entry for the host computer.

Description

A 40-character field used for comments. Initially, the description is taken from the remote computer Phone Book Entry for the host computer. You are asked to edit the description when you disconnect from a host computer. This field is useful for keeping notes about the session.

Telephone Number

The host computer telephone number. The telephone number is taken from the host computer Phone Book Entry. You can edit the telephone number when you disconnect from the host computer.

Direction of the Connection

Indicates whether the remote computer made or received the call. ORIG indicates that the remote computer made the call. RCVD indicates that the remote computer received the call.

Date

The date the call occurred, in MMDDYY format.

Day-of-Week

The day the call occurred, where 1~7 is Monday~Sunday, respectively.

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