VeMail

VeMail is a standard feature on all 7.00 systems. A VeMail message consists of a WAV file attachment to an email message created by the system and sent to a specified email address.

To listen to the message, the recipient can play the WAV file attachment using the multimedia capabilities of the recipient's PC. No special client software is required; all you need is the standard sound card and driver found in most PCs, and a media player capable of playing standard WAV files. And unless the mailbox has been configured to delete upon delivery, the original message will remain in the recipient's mailbox, where it can be saved, forwarded, replied to or deleted via the telephone interface.

The physical connection to the network consists of an RJ45 cable between the network and the Network Interface Card (NIC) included standard in all 7.00 systems. The type of network is irrelevant. When selecting hardware for a software kit installation, make sure that either the motherboard has a built-in ethernet port or that a NIC is installed in one of the expansion slots.

VeMail uses the SMTP and POP3 protocols for sending and receiving email messages.

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (ref. RFC 812) is a standard TCP/IP protocol used to transfer email between systems over the Internet. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA) which stores and forwards the mail. SMTP originally was designed only for ASCII text; MIME and other encoding methods have been added to allow files to be attached and sent along with the message text. SMTP servers route SMTP messages over the Internet to a mail server, such as POP3 or IMAP4, which provides a message store for incoming mail.

Post Office Protocol (ref. RFC 1225) is a standard mail server commonly used on the Internet to store messages. When users log onto the server, all messages and attachments are downloaded at the same time. POP3 uses the SMTP messaging protocol.

VeMail employs standard SMTP/POP3 authentication, using the 7.00 domain name or IP address and the email account name and password.

Before proceeding with the configuration, be sure you have the following information at hand. Note that in the case of SMTP you can choose anonymous login (if your server allows it), in which case the account name and password are not needed. POP3 always requires secure login.

• SMTP server name or IP address
• Reply-to address
• Account name
• Account password

• POP3 server name or IP address
• Account name
• Account password