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- From: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton)
- Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
- Subject: Re: scheduled events that take phone off-hook?
- Message-ID: <5TyqXB1w165w@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 21:57:15 GMT
- References: <1jmjkbINNp9o@phakt.usc.edu>
- Reply-To: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca
- Followup-To: comp.bbs.waffle
- Organization: Vicuna Systems, Kingston, Ontario, CANADA
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- hho@phakt.usc.edu (** N.T.K.C.D. ***) writes:
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- > Instead of taking the phone off the hook during news/batch etc.
- > Is it possible to run something TSR and answer the phone. It will
- > print out a message "System is busy, please call back in a few minutes.."
- > ?
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- > I used to run a BBS with a ZOOM modem with its hardware message.
- > I can program the modem to automatically connect and print out
- > a message then disconnect :-)))
-
- Boy, long distance callers would sure love you, eh??! Not recommended.
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