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Article #521Re: FrontDoor and Supra FAXmodem
From: Ismo Peltonen
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 23:33
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 23:33
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Marc Unangst (mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us) wrote: : This is somewhat of a moot point unless you have a really, really fast : computer. The Supra modem (and the Class I FAXmodem spec, I'm sure) : requires an extraordinarily quick response to the FAX result code. On : the order of a second or so; maybe less. So you're never going to : have time to spawn a sub-process to process the FAX. I don't think that's a real problem if FroDo would exit with FAX calls. FAX program would be loaded in mere thenths of a second ready to answer. The problem is more in getting FroDo to exit. : A better idea might be to have the FAX program answer the phone, and : pass control to FrontDoor or whatever if it's a data call. I don't think FroDo can jump on an existing carrier, so I have to do it the other way :-( -- Elandal (aka Ismo Peltonen) | Hanuripolku 5B15 home (UUCP) elandal@archtwr.tower.NullNet.FI | 00420 Helsinki Univ (internet) ipeltone@cc.Helsinki.FI | FINLAND data +358-0-5072005 voice +358-0-537515
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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc,comp.dcom.fax,comp.dcom.modems Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ferkel.ucsb.edu!taco!rock!stanford.edu!agate!spool.mu.edu!yale.edu!ira.uka.de!math.fu-berlin.de!news.netmbx.de!Germany.EU.net!mcsun!fuug!ichaos!archtwr!elandal From: elandal@archtwr.tower.nullnet.fi (Ismo Peltonen) Subject: Re: FrontDoor and Supra FAXmodem Organization: Chambers of the Archmage Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 23:33:23 GMT Message-ID: <1992Nov15.233323.4494@archtwr.tower.nullnet.fi> X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6] References: <Bxq516.Ao6@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us> Lines: 21