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From: sipples@husc4.HARVARD.EDU (timothy sipples)
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Subject: Re: Setting Hayes to answer
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Date: Fri, 22-May-87 16:14:04 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 22 16:14:04 1987
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In article <8705210954.aa08334@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA> SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET writes:
>
>Then the modem has to be given its command for "auto answer"
>(some modems auto answer as a default or can be set to with
>a micro switch).  It's been awhile since I programmed that
>function myself, but I believe the HAYES SMARTMODEM command
>is ATA

The correct command is

ATS0=x

where x is a number 0 to 255, the number of rings the Hayes Smartmodem will
wait before answering.

Examples:

ATS0=11

sets the modem to answer after the eleventh ring.

ATS0=0

sets the modem to never answer.

T.F.S.