PE>> Aha, it's the 3 seconds in the dialog box that's doing it?  Well
 PE>> try doing this.  After the "_zmod_auto = 0;" line stick in
 PE>> "_alarm_on = 0;".  Hopefully this will get rid of that dialog
 PE>> box, and get straight into the guts.  If you have an aversion to
 PE>> changing the code, you could try switching off the alarms in the
 PE>> configuration section (Alt-O, General, B).  BFN.  Paul.

 BV> Neither method works. I tried it with my last connect which was also
 BV> my first attempt at disabling MNP, fucking fascist sysops that make
 BV> you read modem manuals, they should be shot...Come the revolution...

 BV> As I normally type the command ti fire my mailrun off, I don't find
 BV> it much of a hassle to press the space bar once a connection has
 BV> been made. It's these lazy white collar workers, you've gotta watch
 BV> them. They'd get a computer to have a shit for them if they could.

What about trying _sound_on = 0;

Again, this can also be done in the configuration.  BFN.  Paul.
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