Modem Failures

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Gert Doering wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, Nov 16, 1998 at 12:42:56AM -0600, Robert Canary wrote:
> > I was wondering if it is possible to get mgetty to run a certain script
> > (0r something) that would be used to get the the sysop's attention when
> > a modem continually fails to intitialize, instead of going into a
> > relentless circle of intitializations.   Usually when this happens some
> > sort of humen intervention is required.
> 
> Check contrib/watchit.pl for a tool that will monitor the mgetty log
> file(s) and complain if more than 3 initialization attempts fail in
> sequence.
> 

Weeeell,  I was hoping I could make mgetty send a SIGxxx to a perl
script.  I have a trap routine in the perl script that reacts to certain
SIGxxxs.  I use the routine to check condition of ppp logins and update
the PPP display panel.  This process is running already.  Using the trap
routine,  I can cause the process to wake up and go get an update of all
conditions.  This way I don't have to have *another* process running.

--
robert