Linux answering machine

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 15:09 +0800, Chong Yu Meng wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> This is probably going to sound like a strange request:
> 
> I want to setup a Linux system that can receive phone calls through a
> voice modem and Bluetooth headset, but I have no clue where to start.
> The reason why I suddenly need to do this is, my wife recently bought a
> Plantronics Bluetooth phone that cannot work with my current phone --
> its a mechanical design incompatibility between an American product and
> a German phone (long story!). Anyway, I've never had much luck with
> cordless residential phones, having wasted quite a lot of money on 2
> previous phones: one Philips phone with ridiculously short talk time of
> 20 minutes, and one with speakers that are so soft that nobody who calls
> me can hear what I am saying. 
> 
> Anyway, all suggestions gladly welcomed !  

<cackles> You're gonna love this one... shop walmart. They have them in
China now. They'll take back anything they sell for any reason if you
have your receipt. At least they do here in the states... you wouldn't
believe the things I have taken back. <eg> Ric