Getting started quickly with modemu
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Prepared for the Debian package by John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org>
Here are a few brief hints on getting started with modemu.
IMPORTANT:
* To exit a modemu run from a command prompt, type:
AT%Q
Ctrl-C will *not* abort modemu!
* To exit a Minicom running Modemu, just use the normal Minicom exit
key.
* modemu by default uses a 7-bit connection. You need to use special
commands to use an 8-bit clean connection. (see below)
* When using atdt, don't forget the quotation mark. For instance, to
telnet to somehost.somewhere.net, you would type:
ATDT"somehost.somewhere.net
This is probably the most common mistake people make.
* You can use ZModem and Kermit over a modemu connection (for instance,
to BBSs). Just make sure you are in 8-bit clean mode. (aka binary
mode)
* Here is a sample command line to start Minicom using modemu in 8-bit
mode:
modemu -e "AT%B0=1%B1=1&W" -c "minicom -p tty%s"
You might want to alias this with your shell or put it into a script.
* You can use modemu from UUCP by using the port type "pipe" and
using a command like modemu -e "AT%B0=1%B1=1&W"
* Finally, read the manpage and the README file.