# Enable or Disable a Message of the Day

This procedure describes how to record a message of the day, and how to prevent a message of the day from playing. This procedure assumes that you have defined an attendant’s mailbox for the line group.

## Enabling a Message of the Day

1. Customize an FCOS to contain feature bit 43 (Receive Message of the Day) and assign to each mailbox you want to receive the message of the day.

2. Record the message of the day in the attendant’s mailbox.

3. Dial the server extension number.

4. Log in to the primary attendant’s mailbox (the first mailbox number listed in the configuration report).

- - Press the * button, and then enter the attendant’s mailbox number.

  - Enter the attendant’s passcode.

- Press the 8 button for User Options.

- Press the 4 button. The server prompts, "Press M to record the message of the day."

- Press the 6 button to record the message of the day.

- Press the 7 button to start recording the message.

- After you have recorded the message of the day, press the 7 button to review it:

- - To add information to the message, press the 2 button.

  - To discard the message and record a new one, press the 3 button.

  - To abandon the task, press the 3 button then press the 9 button before the recording prompt plays.

- When you are satisfied with the Message of the Day that you have recorded, press the 9 button to save the recording and return to the Main Menu.

## Disabling a Message of the Day

To disable a message of the day by phone, record a new message then discard it:

1. Dial the server extension number.

2. Log into the Attendant’s Mailbox.

- Press the * button, and then enter the attendant’s mailbox number.

- Enter the attendant’s passcode.

3. Press the 8 button for User Options.

4. Press the 4 button. The server prompts, "Press M to record the message of the day."

5. Press the 6 button to record the message of the day.

6. In quick succession, without recording any words, press the 3 button, and then press the 9 button. You will hear "Nothing recorded. Message changed." The original message and anything just recorded are deleted.

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