Important: Due to HIPAA policies and guidelines, all BAA users cannot have the contents of any voice message sent through e-mail, however they may be notified of new messages through e-mail. Departmental and MPhysicians accounts do not have the ability to log into the Voicemail Portal. 1HELP personnel may use Clearspan to configure voicemail to email for the caller. If the caller would like to send an email to multiple addresses, they may forward voice messages to a Google Group. Log into the Web Portal. If you are off-campus, you must connect to Split Tunnel VPN to access the Clearspan Portal. Click on Messaging in the Options menu on the left. Once on the Messaging screen select the option for Voice Management where you will have two options for setting up voicemail to email: If you want to strictly get your voicemail within your email (recommended) in the middle section titled "When a message arrives..." choose "Forward it to this email address:" and then put your email in the box. If you want to get a copy of the message both on your phone AND in your email leave the middle section alone and go to the bottom under Additionally... and choose E-mail a carbon copy of the message to and then put your email in to the box. Be careful here, though, as you'll still need to log into your phone to delete any messages you get this way! NOTE; "Use Phone Message Waiting Indicator" box is selected to notify user that a new message has arrived and requires attention. This will illuminate the voicemail light on the phone. - check the box for "Notify me by e-mail of the new message at this address" and fill in the email address. Once you have made the desired changes click the Apply button at the top or bottom of the screen to finalize your changes.
If you have a landline — and many people still do — there’s always a chance that you will miss an important call when you’re not at home. If you don’t have voicemail service through your phone provider, it’s definitely worth investing in a quality answering machine. Today’s answering machines use an internal memory chip to digitally record your voice messages rather than the old audiotapes of yesterday. A digital answering machine can timestamp your messages, and you rarely have to worry about running out of message space.

Random facts could include their favorite movie, vacation spot, candy, or television show. Regardless of what you choose, it will surprise your caller and more than likely make them leave a message if they were considering hanging up.
One way to avoid this is by writing a script. When you’re writing a script for your business voicemail greeting, make sure to look over it to see if there’s any slang or business jargon that could mean two different things depending on your point of view. If there’s any potential for confusion, revise the script and simplify the language. You can always ask a friend you don’t work with to see if your message is clear as well.