Beeper script for mgetty

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Hi,

Alex Noordergraaf wrote:
> > > This isn't 100 percent mgetty related, but has anyone developed
> > > a script that beeps you when a fax is received?  I _really_
> > > don't want to write one myself if someone else has.....
> > 
> > Just do a simple "new_fax" script that "echo"s a ctrl-G to /dev/console.
> > Should beep fine.
> 
> Whops - I guess I should have explained a little bit better.  I need
> a script that will call me beeper when a fax comes in.  

Oh. Now I understand.

> I need to work
> in a lab which is not on the internet and have to know when a new
> fax arrives on my HP.  The script has to handle calling the 800
> number for Skypage and then dealing with the prompts....
> 
> Can anyone help?

It should be doable by programming "chat" or "kermit" or similar tools,
but I haven't done it yet.

gert

PS: It maybe won't help you, but Hylafax has support for various pagers
built in, so for a *new* installation, you might consider this. Changing
over just because of the paging feature might not be a good idea.
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