Subj : Modem Dialer
To   : Steve Quarrella
From : Charles Bowman
Date : Fri Jul 14 2000 09:58 am

Steve Quarrella wrote in a message to Charles Bowman:
Hi Steve, it's been awhile since I needed to automate such things but
at a glance I would set my connection to "Connecting to the net ->
Auto hangup = No" and run the Argus events from a batch file under
"Event manager ->Event editor ->External event = Yes, Wait for 
completion = Yes".

Sounds good on paper but I haven't tried it. <g>

(Noticed that you've had other good suggestions, some with real
experience.  In the off-chance that I offered something that hasn't
already come up I'll send this out anyway.)


 SQ> At the same time I call Irex (registered owner), I want to run
 SQ> Argus to handle IP chores that Irex can't do (Telnet and RAW mail
 SQ> exchanges).  Right now, I can do a Start Argus and run it in
 SQ> another window, with an exit.now at the bottom of the batch file to
 SQ> close Argus when I'm done, but I'm concerned that Argus may take
 SQ> longer to do its thing than Irex.  If that happens, Irex will hang
 SQ> up the phone, and I don't want that.

 SQ> So, I eyeball something that will dial the phone, do what I want it
 SQ> to do, and then hang up when I tell it to hang up.  Optimally, I'll
 SQ> do this with Irex, of course, if you guys know a way.


cbowman57@hotmail.com 
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