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Xref: sserve comp.sources.wanted:15478 comp.unix.bsd:11742 comp.unix.ultrix:17237 comp.unix.wizards:29095 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!olivea!charnel!psgrain!percy!leop From: leop@percy.rain.com (Leo) Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.ultrix,comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Callback Script Message-ID: <C4x6vI.851@percy.rain.com> Date: 3 Apr 93 18:18:53 GMT References: <940@Bart.datafox.ch> <531@ftms.UUCP> Organization: /etc/organization Lines: 28 brown@ftms.UUCP (Vidiot) writes: >In article <940@Bart.datafox.ch> root@Bart.datafox.ch (Peer Schmitz) writes: ><Hello chaps. ><I run a Decstation 5000 on Ultrix 4.2 BSD and I am looking for a ><software that does the following. >< ><I call up my host from home, logon, type a command and then it will call ><me back with a login shell. >< ><Surely this exists already? Anyone out there have a kermit script to ><do this? ><My uucp modem is already configured and working just fine. >Why? Wouldn't it be easier to call the system from home and log on as a user? >You could use a program like Pcomm to act as a terminal emulator. This is >just like the DOS PC ProComm program, but for Unix. >Am I missing something here? Yes! You're missing who pays the phone bill on a long distance call!! Callback is also used for security reasons at many sites. Accounts can only be logged into from a specific phone number in the system's database. To the original poster: a callback feature is included in some of the new modems, like my Telebit WorldBlazer.