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Article #3093Re: scheduled events that take phone off-hook?
From: Steve Frampton
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:57
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:57
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hho@phakt.usc.edu (** N.T.K.C.D. ***) writes: > 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.." > ? > 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. +--------+< Unabashed Shabba Ranks Fan! >+------+--------------------+ | Steve Frampton - frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca | Steve Frampton | | I collect postcards! If you send me one from | 501-A Princess St. | | your area, I'll send one in return. Send to >| Kingston, Ontario | | (Don't forget both email and mailing address) | CANADA K7L 1C3 | +-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!torn!news.ccs.queensu.ca!qucis.queensu.ca!ember!vicuna!frampton 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 Lines: 19 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii