[ale] Remote automation...

[Byron A Jeff]

> 
> I'm trying to devise a way of being able to dial my
> home computer from the office using a phone (not a
> modem), have it answer, and then somehow tell it to
> execute a sequence of commands (possibly based on
> touch pad key presses).  I've been playing around with
> mgetty and vgetty but haven't gotten very far.
> 
> Has anyone attempted something like this in the past? 
> Is it possible?

Yes it's possible. The application you're looking for is called xringd. It'll
happily monitor ring sequences on the line attached to your modem, then
execute strings of commands based on those sequences.

BAJ
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