Re: Voice Chatscript

[john@dhh.gt.org]

David Stern writes:
> I tried writing a chatscript, but my modem hangs up, presumably because
> there's no handshake on the other end (I hear the automated voice on the
> other end after answering, then after about 10 seconds my modem hangs
> up).  I see chat is intended for use with pppd, and I didn't see any
> options to disable the handshake expectation.

There is no implicit handshake.  Chat works just as the man page says it
does.  Your problem is that your modem is giving up when it gets no
carrier.  Look in your modem manual for the AT command string to tell it
not to do this.
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI