[Vocp-users] Suggestions Needed

[Sam R. <sro...@be...>]

Folks,
             Finally got around to installing and
configuring VOCP on a RH7.2 Box. =20
I've been looking at VOCP few a few years
now, and I have to say Pat et al have done
a great job with it, but it is NOT (IMHO) a task
for the Newbie to install/configure.   I'm fairly
confident everything including CID , Festival, etc
is installed properly, but now I'd like to implement
an ACL --access control list-- where the CID would
lookup numbers and page me (or ring) . =20
The goal here is to allow friends, family and customers
through and reject the rest (Yeh!  DIE Tellemarketing SCUM)
Utimately,
I'm thinking about tearing out all the ringers  of
my phones and hook the PC which hosts VOCP up
to my home PA system.  The pa would then announce who
is calling...

Phone numbers not in the ACL would get=20
a sit tone and  the standard leave message
blurb.   I'd also like to have a special box that
folks who are on the ACL, but now using their
phones (say, they're out of town), could press
a few buttons and get their call through.  If anyone
their has already done this, I'd really appreciate=20
any tips!

Thanks,
Sam=20