Fax notification: blinking LEDs on keyboard

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Hi,

On Tue, Aug 31, 1999 at 11:16:49AM +0000, Peter Poh wrote:
> Having read the mgetty-documentation (mgetty.texi), I learned that the
> arrival of a new fax can automatically be notified by the program
> "new_fax" (e.g. forward to a mail address). I find it interesting that
> someone managed to make the keyboard LEDs blink when a fax has arrived
> (so that you get a notification via glancing at the computer keyboard
>  even when the monitor is off).
>  
> I've no idea how to find or write such a program (in C) that fulfills this
> "writing back" to the keyboard. Where can I find help for that?

There are some Linux tools to play with the keyboard LEDs.  I forgot
how they are called, but it should be possible to find them by searching
the web...

gert

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