A system and method are disclosed for a user to monitor and/or override a forwarded
call. Typically, the forwarded call was initially an incoming call from a caller
to the user and thereafter forwarded to a remote service system, such as a remote
messaging system. The system and method determine a redirecting number from which
the incoming call was forwarded. The system and method then initiates a second
call to the user and a voice path is established connecting the forwarded call
to the second call. Thereafter, the user is notified, for example, with a distinct
ring at the user's telephone, of the option that the user may monitor and override
the forwarded call. The system and method can also execute procedures to actuate
the options elected by the user.
