On Thu, Apr 01, 1999 at 06:42:40PM +0930, Mark Phillips wrote: > Oh, and I tested out my idea for a script by using minicom. First I > did > atm2 > OK > but I couldn't hear anything. Then I did
That just turns the speaker always-on while you are online. If you're not online, it does nothing. > Actually, perhaps I could try > atd > without actually specifying a number. I wonder if this would work?? Yes it should. > (And I am also curious as to why the ABORT "NO DIALTONE" doesn't seem > to work --- I always thought it did abort, but just took its time > about doing so --- ie only after it had dialed the number and waited > a while. But from what Bud Rogers has said, it would seem the abort > should happen straight away.) Perhaps your modem is not reporting NO DIALTONE -- make sure you have set ATX4 or so (assuming Rockwell-based modem). Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3TYD. CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome.