unusual telephony request - recording voice mail

[Wil McGilvery]

I did not connect to a phone line that is what the phone is for. I simply rerouted the audio. Inside your phone receiver is a little speaker. That was what I was talking about. It's the same as plugging in a headset.

Regards,

Wil McGilvery
Manager
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-----Original Message-----
From: James Knott [mailto:james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org] 
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 1:20 PM
To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [TLUG]: unusual telephony request - recording voice mail

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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