[comp.dcom.telecom] Do You Know of Any Programs That Can Call a Beeper?

elvira@uunet.uu.net> (06/28/91)

We are looking of a way in which a program, probably on a Sun
Sparcstation, will call a phone number and after a few seconds dial
another number.

Essentially have it call and maybe cat a file that has already the
touch tones stored on it or something similar. The problem is that
using a modem it will wait for a handshake in the other side and a
beeper is definitely not going to give a handshake back.

Our specific use is that when something goes wrong in the middle of
the night with a batch program, we want the program to call a beeper
and display on the beeper the number that one should call back. It
doesn't sound too difficult, but ....

So. If you know of any company that sells stuff like this, or where to
look, or ANY ideas, please let me know.


Thanks,

Eric G. Elvira
Ask Computer Systems Inc., Ingres Division
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