Scheduled Events That Tak

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2 total messages Started by August Abolins Sat, 23 Jan 1993 15:37

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Author: August Abolins
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 15:37

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      <> On 01-21-93, at approximately 7:39am,
      <> ** N.t.k.c.d. *** and said... (to All)

*N>From: hho@phakt.usc.edu (** N.T.K.C.D. ***)

*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?

 * DeLuxe2 1.25 #10137 * --------------------[ abolins@visavis.cam.org ]---

 * Origin: VIS-a-VIS Communications [Ont+Que] (17:514/115.0)

Re: Scheduled Events That Tak

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Author: 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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