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From: kabra437@pallas.athenanet.com (Ken Abrams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Modem question.
Keywords: modem pc bitcom answerback
Message-ID: <349@pallas.athenanet.com>
Date: 4 Jun 90 17:18:44 GMT
References: <209@hawaii.nsc.com>
Reply-To: kabra437@pallas.UUCP (Ken Abrams)
Organization: Athenanet, Inc.,  Springfield, Illinois
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In article <209@hawaii.nsc.com> somani@parns.nsc.com (Anil Somani) writes:
>
> "Set 72727272<return> as the answerback string in your software
> before dialing"
>
> I am using Bitcom software on a PC XT with Hayes modem. I did not see
             ^^^^^^
If Bitcom really doesn't make any provision for an "Answer back string",
(and I suspect that it doesn't) then your only alternative is to change
software.  When the system at the other end sends ENQ (ASCII 5), your 
end should respond with the answer-back string.  This is a rather 
old and crude method of providing security but it works rather effectively
(as you have found).
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Ken Abrams                     uunet!pallas!kabra437
Illinois Bell                  kabra437@athenanet.com
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