it would be an insane way to do it but you could build a
www.asterisk.org
server just for that purpose.
like I said, kind of dumb for one user (though easy to force all calls via
the same calling card rules) but it would do it for you.
you would also have the ability to make tapi calls directly from Outlook.
Dean
p.s. not sure what this has to do with sbs though.
"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <gwdibble.TakeThisOut@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:eoIKHccnFHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> The biggest problem I see is that Windows only supports use of one calling
> card at a time. You can configure as many as you want, but to change, you
> need to go to Control Panel -> Phone and Modem and manually change the
> selection. You can't assign a particular card to an Outlook Contact. If
> you check in CP you'll see what I'm referring to and what the options are.
>
> You can select a card when you dial by clicking the contact's Auto-Dial ->
> Dialing Properties -> Edit. By the time you go through this process, you
> could have dialed the number twice.
>
> As for dialing from Outlook, you need a modem with a connection for a
> phone. Take the phone off the hook and hit the autodial button on the
> contact's toolbar to dial the number.
>
> There may be 3rd party software that facilitates this.
>
> "joe2252" <joe2252.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:57E6422C-811A-4730-88FC-27EB3969DE50@microsoft.com...
>> One of the users wants to make phone calls directly from outlook contacts
>> and
>> uses different calling cards for different places as different calling
>> cards
>> offer differerent call rates. How would anyone achieve it, please advice
>> required hardware, software and the way to setup as we all are novice
>> users,
>> thank you kindly.
>
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