Hi Folks,


Just for the record: I am a Mac User.

But I believe my question is a simple UNIX FBSD question.

My problem: I need to learn how to "pick up" the telephone line and dial a number from an Unix shell or shell script execution.

My modem is at /dev/cu.modem

Why I need it?

I have an eletronic circuit in my office that is talking to a program in my computer. In case something goes wrong in the circuit, I would like my computer to dial me at my cell phone.

I have succesfullly done it using the efax command, using an AppleScript that accesses a shell via "do shell script blah, blah, blah". In fact the script tries to send me a fax at my cell phone.

I believe that there should be an Unix command built into my system that would let me to do this simple task.

Thanks for your help,


Bernardo Höhl - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil