callerid variable

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>>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel D Barber <dbarber@shutter.net> writes:

    Daniel> Hi, When mgetty/vgetty grabs the caller id and passes it
    Daniel> to the cnd_program, what variable does it use?  IE, when
    Daniel> doing some shell programming with the call_program that
    Daniel> vgetty starts upon receipt of a call, how can I refer to
    Daniel> the callerid that the mgetty pulls?

    Daniel> thanks for your help,

    Daniel> Dan

    Daniel> PS. I have successfully written a series of simple shell
    Daniel> scripts that will act as a switchboard.  Depending upon
    Daniel> the caller's callerid, the switchboard will send it to
    Daniel> different greetings -- including one which will just hang
    Daniel> up.  IE, you can personalize your messages to different
    Daniel> people.  If anyone is interested in this, please let me
    Daniel> know.

Yes, writing this has been on my back-burner list for several years; I 
just have not had time, as other things were always more important.
Why don'y you either put it on an anon ftp server and post the URL, or 
if it is not too large, just post it to the list?

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