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PhoneLog

Parameter: PhoneLog
Short description: Controls whether phone calls (modem connections) are logged in the Notes log file. Value range 0–2, default value 2.

Profile

Parameter
PhoneLog
Category
Logging / Debug
Available since
At least 9.0.1 (HCL documentation)
GUI equivalent
According to HCL, no direct GUI option. Configurable in the Configuration document on the NOTES.INI Settings tab.
Possible values
0, 1, 2

Description

According to the HCL product documentation, PhoneLog specifies whether phone calls (via modem) are written to the Notes log.
Values (verbatim from the HCL docs):
  • 0 — Does not log phone calls to the Notes log file.
  • 1 — Logs all calls except those that fail because of a busy signal.
  • 2 — Logs phone calls to the Notes log file. (default value)
Important HCL note (verbatim from the documentation): Support for direct dialup modem (X.PC) connections is available only in releases of Domino earlier than release 8.5. You may continue to use Domino Administrator 8.5 to configure and maintain direct dialup modem support, but only on servers running releases earlier than 8.5.
In concrete terms: in all currently supported Domino versions (8.5 and newer), there is no direct modem support anymore — according to HCL, the parameter is still listed in the documentation, but in modern environments it generally has no practical effect.

Example configuration

PhoneLog=2
The value 2 is at the same time the default and corresponds to the most verbose logging.

Notes & pitfalls

  • According to HCL, the parameter applies to both servers and clients (Applies to: Servers and Clients).
  • According to HCL, direct dialup modem support (X.PC) only exists in Domino prior to 8.5 — in current versions, PhoneLog is therefore mostly ineffective in practice.
  • Despite its age, the parameter is still included in the official documentation up to HCL Domino 14.5.1.

Sources (HCL Product Documentation)