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- From: fenner@postscript.cs.psu.edu (Bill Fenner)
- Subject: Re: scheduled events that take phone off-hook?
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 22:43:29 GMT
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- In article <Xa40wB2w165w@cithara.login.qc.ca> william@cithara.login.qc.ca (William Ross) writes:
- |william@cithara.login.qc.ca (William Ross) writes:
- |> Is there a way for Waffle to take the phone offhook when running
- |> selected scheduled events, like compacting harddrives, generating stats,
- |> basic housework.
-
- I use a program called "at", which I believe came with the X00 FOSSIL, although
- it's been so long that I forget. Anyway, I say "at com2: h1" anywhere that
- I need to take the phone off the hook, or "at com2: h" to put it back on (or
- just let Waffle do it).
-
- The same effect can be had by "echo ATH1 > COM2", although that will use
- MS-DOS's crappy serial drivers and might not be as reliable. If you want,
- I can zip up the at command and send it to you.
-
- |Even an RTFM would be nice. Or is anybody reading this?
-
- I never saw the original.
-
- Bill
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