RE: flexfax: callback / dialback

[Nico Kadel-Garcia <raoul@cirl.meei.harvard.edu>]

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On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Gallagher, Gerald (RTIS) wrote:

> Thanks for the response. One quick question if you do not mind: I was only
> planning to run dumb terminal software on my home PC (Windows 95).  Based on
> that, is PPP required?
> 
> I have no experience with PPP, but I'll delve into it if it will get the job
> done...  Thanks again. 

Gaaack. In *THEORY*, you could connect to the modem's COMM port and use
it to monitor the line and answer the modem. In practice, you would probably
hate this and have a heck of a time keeping it working.

Seriously consider skipping dialback if this is the case: it's just going
to be a pain in the !@#$ to set up correctly.

			Nico Kadel-Garcia
			Senior Engineer, CIRL 
			Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary
			raoul@cirl.meei.harvard.edu

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