SECRIST%OAK.SAINET.MFENET@LLL-MFE.ARPA (08/22/86)
From: <SECRIST%OAK.SAINET.MFENET@LLL-MFE.Arpa> (Richard C. Secrist) Date: Fri, 22-AUG-1986 11:25 EST To: INFO-CPM@AMSAA.ARPA Message-ID: <[OAK.SAINET.MFENET].E25E51E0.008F3D1A.SECRIST> Header-Disclaimer: I don't like my headers either ! X-VMS-Mail-To: CPM I am running MEX 1.14 on my Apple (kudos Nightowl !). Anyway, either with or without the Smartmodem overlay, I can't seem to enter a '*' as part of the number... it's an invalid number if I do. The MEX doc says that it doesn't stop you from entering what you want, but I of course have the source for the overlays I', using and it doesn't do it ! (Sticking to the typical ATDT 1-615-etc. works fine.) I want to do an 'ATDT *70,' to disable my call-waiting. Grumble. Does anybody dial a '*' into their MEX ? Thanks ! r c s - - - P.S.> if you are using the MFE gateway to ARPA from your own subnet and don't have a double header like I do, could you please tell me how you did it ?
W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA (Keith Petersen) (08/23/86)
I just tried entering a '*' as part of a phone number in MEX114. It worked just fine for me. Do the following (example phone number used): MEX>phone my=*70,13135551212 Then you can say CALL MY and it will do it. Note the comma to allow a pause after the *70 to allow for time for the second dialtone to come up. Don't use dashes or you may exceed the buffer space available for the number. --Keith
W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA (Keith Petersen) (08/23/86)
Your modem may require a quote to accept the '*'. If that's the case then: MEX>phone my="*70,13135551212 should work. --Keith