Re: Scheduled Events That Tak

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From: Ralph Sims
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 04:13

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August.Abolins%f115.n514.z17@visavis.cam.org (August Abolins) writes:

>*N>I used to run a BBS with a ZOOM modem with its hardware message.
>*N>I can program the modem to automatically connect and print out
>*N>a message then disconnect :-)))

>NICE!  Why couldn't *that* be a standard feature in every modem?

Try: ECHO "Cute Message Goes Here" > COM2

They TYPE command may work, as well, replacing " ... " with a
filename.  Or set up Waffle and copy a special welcome file
into place; a new environment variable could be set to a
nologin static file.  Splash the welcome and hang up.  Be
prepared for your LD callers to get torqued.  Actually, I think
the entry file might be the one...

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From: ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Sims)
Subject: Re: Scheduled Events That Tak
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