DIAL(1) XR32 REFERENCE MANUAL 19/1/2013
COMMAND
DIAL -- Dial a PSTN connection.
SYNOPSIS
DIA[l] <port> <script>
AVAILABILITY
Sysop-only
DESCRIPTION
The DIAL command invokes the named Dial Up Networking (DUN)
script on the specified port, to establish a land-line
connection with another system.
This command will have no effect unless the port is
connected to a PSTN modem, the interface protocol is defined
as MODEM, and the script file exists.
EXAMPLE
DIAL 1 AOL.SCR
FILES
The dialer uses script files which contain commands such as
SEND, WAIT, MODE, SLEEP and CONTROL. The script files mus
reside in the same directory as XR32, and the script name is
limited to 11 chars.
NOTES
This command has litle relevance nowadays, as it is doubtful
whether anyone still uses Dial-up networking, and Windows
already has DUN tools.
SEE ALSO
DUN(1) -- Dial Up Networking
SCRIPT(9) -- Dialer script commands
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