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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
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Subject: Re: slattach!!!!!!!
To: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans)
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> >> suppose  slattach -r dialscript /dev/cua02
> >> where dialscript is a shell scirpt or a expect script...
> >> when the line disconnects, the script is started but it receives a HUP
> >> signal.
> 
> >How can you get a HUP signal from the dial out device????  What version
> 
> In the usual way: by making the dial out device a controlling terminal.
> slattach does this.

This has some rather profound mgetty implications, notably with regard
to controlling tty and first opener for process group leader, since
mgetty will have the port open first.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@cs.weber.edu
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