PE> Today I saw a problem.  My modem went to dial Dave (has been doing
PE> this every 3 minutes since 6am) and I could see the AA light go on,
PE> meaning there was an incoming call.  The result? My modem didn't
PE> see a dialtone, so returned with "NO DIALTONE". The person
who called
PE> me wasted their call.  What I really want is for a "NO DIALTONE" to
PE> trigger a "ANSWER THE FUCKING THING". You know, I think I
can probably
PE> do that, because I can't actually hang up on the caller can I?  So
PE> long as they stay on the line, it will give my software a chance to
PE> say "whoops, let's see if we can get them again", and send an ATA to
PE> the modem???

Yeah, its completely routine and most BBSs that dial out allow for that
case like that. I think Dave reads this echo, but if he doesnt give you
the Bink config, ask him directly.

--- PQWK202