PURPOSE:

      PHONE is a voice message alarm software to any telephone type 
      (fixes at home,GSM, DCS1800,etc....) from computers running
      Windows 2000,Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98 or UNIX..

      PHONE , using an easy command, is able to send a voice message
      to any telephone type fixes at home or cellular (mobiles).
      
      PHONE can be used in a command file and is able to send alarms
      immediately to the network Admistrator.
      
      With PHONE you can use the telephone keyboard to send back
      a return code to the computer.
     
      PHONE can be used with a network administration software
      like HP OpenView, Tivoli or BULL ISM Open Master.

      PHONE can send multiple voice messages in a single call

      All PHONE events are written in a journal file.

      PHONE can use multiple modem for sending multiple
      voice message at the same time.
 
      PHONE runs with :
		 WINDOWS 2000
                 WINDOWS 95 and 98,
		 WINDOWS NT 3.51 and 4,
		 UNIX AIX, SCO, HP-UX,SOLARIS,FreeBSD,OpenBSD,IRIX,OSF1 and LINUX,
		 HVX

INSTALLATION

      With WINDOWS 2000,95, 98 and NT.
	   create a directory
	   copy the phone.zip file to this directory
	   execute the commands :
	   
	   pkunzip phone.zip

	   install 

       PHONE need Visual Basic 6 runs time.If necessary you can download it
       with IE5 or Netscape at:
	 http://www.ifrance.com/p-jean/windows/vb6_32.zip

         then copy the files under the %WINDIR%\system32 directory for NT or 2000
                          or under the %WINDIR%\system   directory for 9x
 
  
      With UNIX.
	   copy the phone.xxx file
	   execute the commands :
	   
	   cpio -idv < phone.xxx
	   cd phone
	   ./install
	   copy the phone.key file to the phone directory
 
	 xxx =  aix for IBM AIX
			sco for UNIX SCO
			hpx for HP-UX
			lin for LINUX
			fre for FreeBSD
			opn for OpenBSD
			sls for SUN SOLARIS
			irx for IRIX
			osf for OSF1

STATUS

      PHONE is shareware. This version is not a fully functionning version.
      With the demo version you can:
		
      - only send the voc1 file to the telephone line
      - record voice messages. If you want to listen your recorded
	voice message you have to use the -SPEAKER parameter (see the
        SPEAKER.BAT file (Windows) or speaker file (UNIX) or you can copy
        your recorded file to the announce file and record another one.
	
TO RUN PHONE

      To record a voice message the user execute the command :

        	phone -record -file Result_File_Name

      By default the user will record the voice message from a telephone
      line calling the computer telephone number.
          
      If you want to record from the modem speaker use the -MODEM parameter
      
      The result file name cannot be longer than 31 characters.

      To send a voice message to the telephone line the user execute
      the command :

	 phone -file file_name -phone telephone_number or file_name  
 
	 Required parameters:

	 -phone         telephone_number or file_name which can contains
                        a telephone number or another file name which
                        can contains a telephone number or etc......

	 -file          file_name
 
 
	 Optional parameters :
	 -device xxx    xxx=Serial port. The default serial port is :
			1 (COM1)        for Windows systems
			/dev/tty0       for AIX
			/dev/tty1a      for UNIX SCO
			/dev/ttyS0      for LINUX
			/dev/tty0p0     for HP-UX
			/dev/cuaa0      for FreeBSD
			/dev/tty00      for OpenBSD
			/dev/ttyd1      for IRIX
			/dev/term/a     for SUN SOLARIS
			/dev/tty00      for OSF1
	-phone2 telephone_number or
                file_name               If the telephone number of the -phone
					parameter is busy or dont answer,
					the PHONE program will call the
					telephone number of the -phone2
					parameter

	-file2  file_name               to send a second voice message

 	-file3  file_name               to send a third voice message

        -ack                            acknowlegment.The user must send back
					a return code striking the * or 0 
					to 9 telephone key.The * key is used
					for only acknowledge the voice
					message. The 0 to 9 keys can be used
					as return code to the computer.
					(See the c :\phone\example.bat file
					with Windows 95-98-NT or the
					/phone/example file with UNIX).
					The # key can be used to listen again
					the voice message.

       -retry xx                        xx=attempts number if the telephone
					number is busy or dont answer or
					no acknowlegment  (99 for default).
					If this counter is exhausted the
					PHONE program returns the value 99.

       -delay xx                        xx=seconds number for waiting between
					2 attempts (60 seconds for default)

       -hayes                           by default PHONE works with US Robotics
                                        modem.To work with Hayes (or compatible)
                                        or OLITEC modem you have to use the 
                                        -hayes parameter

       -dir directory_name              directory of the PHONE software

       -log file_name                   all the PHONE messages are written on this file

       -pulse                           try this parameter if PHONE can't dial the
                                        phone number

       -tone                            try this parameter if PHONE can't dial the
                                        phone number and if the -pulse parameter
                                        has no effect
        
       -pf file_name                    this Parameters File can contains parameters
                                        but only one by line for example:
                                        -device 2
                                        -ack
                                        -phone 0,0123456789
                                        -file f:\phone\voc1
                                        -dir f:\phone\
                                        in the same command you can use this parameter
                                        as many as you like for example:
                                        phone -pf f1 -pf f2 -pf f3

       -fast                            with this parameter the voice message is sent 
                                        immediately without waiting for the ringback
                                        when the remote user pick up the line he can hit the
                                        '#' key to listen at the start of the voice message
      

      To only listen a voice message to modem speaker the user execute
      the command :

	 phone -speaker -file file_name  
 
	 Required parameters:

	 -speaker
	 -file          file_name
 
 
	 Optional parameters :
	 -device xxx    xxx=Serial port. The default serial port is :
			1 (COM1)        for Windows systems
			/dev/tty0       for AIX
			/dev/tty1a      for UNIX SCO
			/dev/ttyS0      for LINUX
			/dev/tty0p0     for HP-UX
			/dev/cuaa0      for FreeBSD
			/dev/tty00      for OpenBSD
			/dev/ttyd1      for IRIX
			/dev/term/a     for SUN SOLARIS
			/dev/tty00      for OSF1
	-hayes                          by default PHONE works with US Robotics
                                        modem.To work with Hayes (or compatible)
                                        or OLITEC modem you have to use the 
                                        -hayes parameter

       -dir directory_name              directory of the PHONE software

       -log file_name                   all the PHONE messages are written on this file

       -pf file_name                    this Parameters File can contains parameters
                                        but only one by line for example:
                                        -device 2
                                        -file f:\phone\voc1
                                        -dir f:\phone\
 
PHONE JOURNALIZATION
 
 
     All PHONE events are written in the file named journal
	
MODEM TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS.
 
     The modem must be a US Robotics, HAYES(or compatible)
     or OLITEC voice modem. 
     By default, the voice files  announce  and  voc1 
     are for the US Robotics modem.
 
      
     To use a HAYES(or compatible) or OLITEC modem, execute
     the command hayes under the phone directory

PHONE VERSION

     You can download the most recent version of PHONE at:

     http://www.ifrance.com/p-jean/windows/phone.zip
 
 
CONTACT US:

     E-mail PierreJEAN@FranceMultimedia.fr
 
     SARL EUPROSOFT
     4 rue Plichon
     75011 PARIS
     FRANCE
     
     Tl : (33)1.55.28.81.81     Fax : (33)1.55.28.81.82
