Darrell Bourff wrote in a message to Rick Gordon:
RG>      I just purchased a SupraExpress 336e to replace my ancient 14.4
RG> modem.  I use the modem to run a bbs so needless to say I want the 
RG> speaker turned off permanently.  This modem only holds its active 
RG> configuration while in one application, the moment the application
RG> ceases so do all my settings! 
RG> My question is... Is there anyway, short of breaking the speaker that I
RG> can get the modem to turn off the speaker until such a time as I tell it
RG> to turn on?  As near as I can tell this modem doesn't have vram and
RG> doesn't accept the AT command to write a new profile.  Curious thought,
RG> why is that? seems like a throw back in design settings to the early
RG> (pre Hayes) 1200 baud modems...
 DB>    You should be able to add the "M0" without the quotes to your
 DB> initialization string to turn the sound off.
Nope, it doesn't work that way (though logically speaking it seems like the 
way it should work).  The init string for the bbs stays in place only while 
the bbs is running.  The moment you shell out to your mailer, tosser, maint 
batch, etc the settings revert to the original factory specs.
Seize the day!
Rick 
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