unusual telephony request - recording voice mail

[James Knott]

Wil McGilvery wrote:
> I disconnected the phone receiver and ran wires to an audio in jack for recording purposes before. This worked fine for me. I used the phone to dial and recorded what ever came through the speaker.

Don't *EVER* do that.  If you want to connect to a phone line, buy a 
device that's designed for the task, or at least use a transformer and 
blocking capacitor.  A phone line has 48V DC on it and by connecting 
directly to the phone line, you may damage your equipment or interfere 
with the phone line.


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