Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!killer!tness7!uusgta
From: uusgta@tness7.UUCP (Tom Adams )
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: modemcap wanted
Message-ID: <3955@tness7.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jun 88 22:06:15 GMT
Organization: Southwestern Bell, Network Engineering, Dallas
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I am looking for public domain C source code and documentation to
support a modemcap function for a UNIX application program.  Similar
to termcap, the modemcap file should be an ASCII file that contains
control command strings for smart asynchronous modems and provides for
the software that uses it to be modem independent.

I need documentation that defines the file format.  I am also looking
for software that accesses the file and exercises modem control using
the control strings, although just the former would be sufficient (we
can integrate modemcap into existing autodialing software if we get
the file format and the software to access the file).

I am familiar with System V's H-D uucp and the Dialers file.  This is
not modemcap as Dialers is for dialing only, not hanging up, resetting
the modem, changing parameters, etc.  I imagine that modemcap
software may be implemented by a change to the dial (3C) routine.  I
believe I saw it implemented that way once on someone's System V
Motorola box (?).



					Joe Schmidt 
					Southwestern Bell
					Information Systems
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