While stranded on the hard shoulder of the information super highway mike888@berlin.com typed:
> I am running on centos4.3 and try to dial out, yeah just a simple dial
> out from the external modem to my cell phone number. can it be done by
> command line only or any script?
> thanks.

One way would be to install cu; ok one way might be to install cu.
I used to dial out with it during my Unix days and I'm assuming
the Linux version is the same. Blow dust of brain...

# cu -c /dev/pty2 5554455

the modem is attached to pty2 and the phone no is 5554455.
I recall /etc/uucp was where all the configs lived.

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On 6 Jul 2006 22:21:17 -0700, mike888@berlin.com wrote:
> I am running on centos4.3 and try to dial out, yeah just a simple dial
> out from the external modem to my cell phone number. can it be done by
> command line only or any script?
> thanks.

kermit can do this, and it has extensive scripting facilities.
You may even have it installed already; it depends on the type
of install you did.

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Thanks for the helps.
Do you know if kermit can send sms to cell phone?
thanks.

Dale Dellutri wrote:
> On 6 Jul 2006 22:21:17 -0700, mike888@berlin.com wrote:
> > I am running on centos4.3 and try to dial out, yeah just a simple dial
> > out from the external modem to my cell phone number. can it be done by
> > command line only or any script?
> > thanks.
>
> kermit can do this, and it has extensive scripting facilities.
> You may even have it installed already; it depends on the type
> of install you did.
>
> --
> Dale Dellutri (lose the Q's)