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HOSTPAGE.DOC
After trying all the programs that have been unsuccesfully written
to do what this script does flawlessly, I finally gave up and wrote this
myself. HOSTPAGE.SCR is a Qmodem script that monitors your phone line and
calls your pager to notify you that your answering machine has answered the
phone.(It doesn't guarantee that someone has left a message though.) The
program will also start the host mode of Qmodem on a one-ring switch (if
called back within 15 seconds).
Simply use your favorite ascii editor (I like Qedit) to insert your
pager number and display number into the script, put the script in the
directory where you keep your Qmodem scripts, set your answering machine to
pick up on the forth ring, and start Qmodem with "QMODEM /S=HOSTPAGE".
That's all there is to it! To call your host mode from a remote computer,
call your home phone using the comm. program on the remote, let it ring ONCE,
hang up and call RIGHT back. (w/in 15 secs.) You'll be welcomed by your Qmodem
host! Don't worry about shutting down the host, it's set up to take only one
call, then shut itself down, returning control to your answering machine and
HOSTPAGE.
If you have any questions or problems, feel free to leave me E-mail on
Channel One BBS (617-354-7077).
One last unpleasant note; I do consider this program to be shareware.
it took several hours to write, debug, and test, not to mention writing this
doc file to go with it. If you use this program, and find it as useful as I
do, Please Send the small donation of $5.00 to:
Steve Wilson
P.O. Box 448
Brockton, MA. 02403-0448
Thanks,
Steve