Feature Request:  Audio Level  Control + Auto-accept chat

Hi all,
Just a quick note...
I am using iChat to monitor my elderly Grandfather who has mobility problems. He lives with me, but in a different room in my home.
I watch and listen in case he falls, or calls for help.
I use Bonjour to initiate a video chat and use his built in iSight in his iMac (intel).
The problem I am having is that there is no volume control on iChat, therefore the only way to control the level is via the main system volume. That doesn't work well since it affects all other things I am doing (music, videos, other chats, web pages...etc).
So basically I have to listen to his iChat session at system volume and 23 hours a day that's just coughing, or his TV, or whatnot.
It would be very useful if iChat had an independent volume control/mute for applications like this, and even for regular audio/video chat (some people listen to music while chatting).
The other request I would like up for consideration is a password protected auto-accept feature.
This would allow the host to automatically accept and initiate text/audio/video chats requested by authorized clients.
This way I don't have to initiate a chat, then run down to the other room to accept it.
Also this would be useful for security monitoring and baby monitoring purposes.
Thanks for listening
Sean

In the Alerts tab of iChat preferences, select Video Invitation from the Event pop-up menu. Then select the Run Applescript checkbox and select Auto Accept.applescript from the adjacent pop-up menu.
Granted, this doesn't give you password authentication, but I don't believe anything is available for providing that capability.
Hope this helps.
Palms831

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