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From: elvy@hscfvax.UUCP (750103@Marc Elvy)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: /etc/modemcap
Message-ID: <141@hscfvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-Nov-85 18:28:43 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 21 18:28:43 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 23-Nov-85 10:49:57 EST
Organization: Health Sciences Computing Facility, Harvard University
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I am inthe process of writing some software that is liable to be used
over serial wires, or over modems representing hardwire connections.
In any case, I would like to make the software as modem independent
as possible.  I looked through the tip and cu programs under 4.2, but
their handling of different modems is atrocious.  Is this really necessary?
Has no one developed an /etc/termcap-like dtaatabase for modems?  Or
any other kind of database, would be fine.  If I don't get any positive
responses, I will probably go about developing such a package myself.
I wqeelcome buoth affirmative responses and suggestions as to what such a
database should look like.

Please post replies to : ...!harvard!elvy or elvy@harvard.arpa, etc.

Thanks,
Marc

P.S.  I will summarize if necessary.