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It's been around for quite a long time, and does exactly what you need. Jim -- Jim Van Meggelen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 "A child is the ultimate startup, and I have three. This makes me rich." Guy Kawasaki -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: January 13, 2008 3:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [on-asterisk] POTS modem "is phone off hook?" > > I have a POTS line that is shared between a regular phone and a modem. > > If the modem attempts to dial out when the phone's off the > hook, there's an audible click as the modem checks the line, > sees it's in use, and hangs up. > > How should I do this without the audible click? Is there an > obscure (or just obscure to me) Hayes command to test the > line without bringing the modem off the hook? Or do I want > to try (yet another) different modem? > > The modem's being used to send text messages, to dial a > Rogers TAP via linux's sendpage, to get around the annoying > way Rogers/Fido (doesn't) handle sending txts from email. > The system would be fine if I didn't have the click; as there > are very few times the phone's in use, and it's a low > frequency of wanting to send out txts. > > -Daniel > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
