Question about CallerID for analoge lines.

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Hi,

On Thu, Feb 04, 1999 at 04:08:20PM +0100, Baur, Harold wrote:
> In my modem manual the feature of Caller ID is not mentioned
> at all. I read in the mgetty docs that to enable caller ID
> you have to a) compile it in  (make sense :-)) and b) to add
> the AT#CID=1 to the chat sequence. 

No need to compile it in :) - that's past.

> Before I start complaining that Caller ID doesn't work I
> have a question. If the response to AT#CID=1 is a mere OK,
> does that in fact mean that the modem is capable of getting
> the caller ID info, or could it also mean that the command 
> has been reserved for future use but until that time sends 
> an OK as to not upset me? :-)

Yes (in the classical sense of "if either argument of an 'or' is 
true, so will be the result").

gert
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