ringback confusion (v 1.1.9)

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[ PS: the 1.1.9 info files don't have the correct addresses for this
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	I'm having a problem with ringback in mgetty 1.1.9.  This copy of
mgetty came with RedHat Linux 5.0.

	I'm using the ringback feature, and have had success.  However, I
notice that when its waiting for the second call, it doesn't timeout (not
past 1 hour and 6 minutes, anyway).  The problem this creates is that when
two people call my home, the second caller will always get my modem train. 

	The .info files mention the 'ringback' and 'ringback-time'.  The
latter isn't clear about whether its for the interval between the two
calls, or the timeout to cancel ringback.  I was using 'ringback-time 20'. 
I have since removed ringback lines from the mgetty.config file, and am
now using the following (haven't tested it) in /etc/inittab: 

	S2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -R 30 ttyS2


Here's a sample of my log (debug level 4)

---------  /var/log/log_mg.ttyS2 ------------------------------------
06/07 11:27:05 yS2  waiting...
06/07 11:28:59 yS2  waiting for ``RING'' ** found **
06/07 11:28:59 yS2  waiting for ``RING'' ** found **
06/07 11:29:05 yS2  waiting for ``RING''

# this was my answering machine picking up after two rings

06/07 12:35:14 yS2  timeout in chat script, waiting for `RING'
06/07 12:35:14 yS2  ringback: phone stopped after 2 RINGs, waiting for
re-ring
06/07 12:35:14 yS2  waiting for ``RING'' ** found **
06/07 12:35:14 yS2  send: ATA[0d]
06/07 12:35:14 yS2  waiting for ``CONNECT''
06/07 12:36:16 yS2  found action string: ``NO CARRIER''
06/07 12:36:16 ##### failed A_FAIL dev=ttyS2, pid=2269, caller=none,
conn='', name=''
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Note the time interval between calls: 1:06!  Following is my mgetty.config
file, in case it matters.

-------- /etc/mgetty+sendfax/mgetty.config --------------------------
# mgetty configuration file
debug 4
fax-id 613 828 8634
speed 57600

# Jeff East's 14400 USR modem
port ttyS2
  modem-type data
  init-chat "" \d\d\d+++\d\d\dATH0 OK AT&F1M0 OK  
  rings 1
#  ringback yes
#  ringback-time 20
  login-prompt \T \I \r\n@\r\nlogin:\040
  term vt100
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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