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- Call Router v1.3
- Copyright (c) 1992-93 by RBK Software
- Distributed as ShareWare
- ^^^^^^^^^
-
- Notice!
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- Call Router is distributed as Shareware. If you use this program beyond
- the customary two-week trial period, you must register it!
- By registering Call Router you help fund the future development of this
- software. You will also receive the feature rich registered version,
- printed documentation, and full access to our support BBS.
-
-
- Description
- -----------
- Call Router is a communications utility designed to help 'answer' your
- incoming phone calls based on their ring patterns. Call Router is
- designed to work with any standard phone line or with "RingMate",
- an add-on service offered by many local telephone companies (see below
- for description of RingMate).
-
- If you run a BBS system and have only one phone line, Call Router is
- your solution! With the RingMate service, you can use the additional
- number as your BBS phone number. Call Router can detect within two rings
- which number is ringing. Utilizing the ERRORLEVEL settings returned by
- Call Router you can start your BBS or reset to wait for the next call.
-
- With or without RingMate service, Call Router may be implemented in a
- variety of ways depending on what software you use. Call Router's
- flexibility allows for greater PC communications creativity.
-
-
- Starting Call Router...
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- The correct calling syntax is: CALLROUT comport [baud b] [rings r] [rm]
-
- comport - Specify COM port to be used: 1, 2, 3, or 4.
- This must be entered as the first argument whenever Call
- Router is started.
-
- baud b - Optional baud rate specification.
- Call Router's default is 2400 baud.
-
- rings r - Optional number of rings to count before program exit.
- Default setting is 2.
-
- rm - Indicates that RingMate service is active on the line.
- The minimum rings setting is 2 while RingMate is active.
- This argument is also optional.
- Call Router's default is RingMate inactive.
-
- The Call Router unregistered version sets the DOS ERRORLEVEL according
- to what it detects. There must be a call to an 'answering' program or
- some other routine from within a batch file to interpret the results
- returned from Call Router. Your answering program may be a bulletin
- board system, a FAX program, etc.
-
- More on RingMate...
- -------------------
- RingMate is an add-on service offered through your local telephone
- company. The service adds an additional phone number to an existing
- line. When called, the new number sounds a distinctly different ring
- pattern. The original number retains its standard length ring. This
- allows the user to know which number was dialed.
-
- Using Call Router with this service, you can use the additional number
- as a separate data number. Call Router will direct which 'answering'
- program is called through a simple batch routine. Call Router can reduce
- the need for an additional phone line hook-up by handling a call if
- another modem is calling.
-
-
- Call Router in action...
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-
- To allow maximum flexibility, Call Router sets the appropriate DOS
- ERRORLEVEL based on what it determined from timing phone ring input.
- Call Router should be called from a batch file so that the DOS ERRORLEVEL
- condition set by Call Router can be tested.
-
- Call Router sets the DOS ERRORLEVEL as follows:
-
- ERRORLEVEL 4 - Short ring detected (used with Ring Mate option)
- ERRORLEVEL 3 - Standard ring detected.
- ERRORLEVEL 2 - Timeout condition.
- ERRORLEVEL 1 - Program error upon startup or initialization.
- ERRORLEVEL 0 - Program ended normally.
-
- It is the assumed here, that the user has a working knowledge of
- ERRORLEVELS and DOS batch file commands. See the accompanying files,
- CRDEMO.BAT and RMDEMO.BAT for examples of how Call Router can be used
- with both a standard phone line and those optioned with RingMate.
-
- When Call Router is started, it initializes the COM port entered at the
- DOS prompt. If any errors are detected during initialization or there
- are errors in the arguments passed, the program ends setting the DOS
- ERRORLEVEL to 1. If all went o.k., the program installs it's interrupt
- driven interface in memory and waits for a phone call.
-
- Once a ring is detected, Call Router starts to count incoming rings
- until it reaches the default of two or the number of rings specified
- upon startup by the 'rings' option. Please note that the overriding
- minimum 'rings' is two when RingMate detection is active.
-
- As soon at the third ring is detected, the program will have made a
- ring type determination if the 'rm' or "RingMate" parameter was passed
- upon startup. The program would be ready to set the appropriate DOS
- ERRORLEVEL and exit (4 if RingMate, 3 if Standard). Call Router
- continues to count rings until the number rings equals the number rings
- set by the 'rings' parameter and exits setting ERRORLEVEL accordingly.
- If Call Router counts five seconds of silence any time after the first
- ring, it considers the call aborted or answered elsewhere and exits
- setting ERRORLEVEL to 2.
-
- Call Router in Action (cont)...
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-
- In the case where RingMate is inactive ('rm' argument not used), the
- program will count the number of rings - either the default of 2 or the
- user-defined count provided by the 'rings' argument. When the rings are
- counted the program will exit setting ERRORLEVEL to 3. This setup would
- allow a call to be answered by voice within a certain number of rings or
- if allowed until your PC answers it.
-
- To exit Call Router normally, press ESC. The open COM port will be
- properly closed. Call Router will set ERRORLEVEL to 0, indicating that
- the program ended normally.
-
- Support
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-
- Any questions, suggestions, or comments may be addressed to:
-
- The Data Place BBS - 24hrs.
- An official RBK software support and distribution site.
- (516) 859-1078 (300/1200/2400 BPS)
- Address E-mail to RBK Software.
-
- Compuserve [70714,3020]
-
- RBK Software
- 280-13 Belmore Avenue
- East Islip, NY 11730
-
- Sorry, no voice support for unregistered users.
-
-
- Registering
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-
- Send for the registered version of Call Router today, complete with
- printed documentation, shipping on 5¼" or 3½" diskettes, and 6-month
- voice support. We will bill you the $15 registration fee later!
-
- Features: ■ Easy to use pull-down menu system.
- ■ Time/Date controlled event execution.
- ■ Starts other programs directly (with errorlevel setting option).
- ■ Message send/receive option.
- ■ Built-in help facility.
- ■ Switchable screen-saver.
- ■ Detailed call logging.
- ■ Auto-dialer with phonebook.
- ■ Full support.
-
- Complete attached order form and mail to:
-
- RBK Software
- 280-13 Belmore Avenue
- East Islip, NY 11730
-
- or you may register on-line on our support BBS 24 hours a day:
-
- The Data Place BBS (516) 859-1078 (300/1200/2400 BPS)
-