A command to pick up the phone.

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On 29 Mar 1999 02:17:09 +0200, shaulk@netvision.net.il  (shaul) wrote in
de.alt.comm.mgetty:

>2) Can a feature be added to mgetty so that it will pick up the hook even when 
>the phone stopped ringing (before the specified number of rings), examine the 
>line and, and perhaps run some script ? 

That is normally a hardware feature.  I used to have a Supra modem that
had a "Silent Answer" feature that would cause it to "eavesdrop" on every
call and automatically take over the line if it heard the fax tones.  That
was great for those people who like to manually dial their faxes.