On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 09:28:03AM +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote: > Le lundi 07 décembre 2009 à 01:43 +0100, Robert Millan a écrit : > > modem-cmd can be used to send arbitrary AT commands to a modem device > > over a serial line. > > . > > For example: > > . > > $ modem-cmd /dev/ttyUSB0 ATDT123456 > > I don’t really see the point in packaging a 10-line shell script.
It's not a shell script... Anyhow, the point is very simple: users sometimes find themselves in need of a simple dialer program, just like I did, and they tend to get utterly confused (just like I got): http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-u...@lists.debian.org/msg85161.html For me, the simplest solution was to derive the interface expected by the modem by stracing cu, and writing a small C program that implements it. > OTOH packaging vmcp[1] could be more useful, since it can also send > files, e.g. to control voice modems. > > [1] http://www.unix.gr/gsm/voice/vmcp.c I'd appreciate if you do. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
