showaudio(1)                                                  General Commands Manual                                                 showaudio(1)

NAME

       showaudio - Play an audio email message

SYNOPSIS

       showaudio  file-name(s)

DESCRIPTION

       The showaudio program will allow a user on a properly-equipped workstation to listen to an audio message.  It is intended to be called from
       mailcap files, typically by the metamail(1) program.

       At most sites, it will work by playing audio on the speaker of the user's computer.  When used in conjunction  with  special  hardware  and
       software  not part of the metamail distribution, however, it can also deliver the audio information by telephone number.  There are various
       options to showaudio that support this feature, but they are not documented here since the functionality is not generally available.

SEE ALSO

       audiocompose(1), audiosend(1), metamail(1)

BUGS

       Currently plays audio only on Sun & Sony workstations.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 1991 Bell Communications Research, Inc. (Bellcore)

       Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this material for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided  that  the  above
       copyright  notice  and  this  permission notice appear in all copies, and that the name of Bellcore not be used in advertising or publicity
       pertaining to this material without the specific, prior written permission of an authorized representative of Bellcore.  BELLCORE MAKES  NO
       REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR SUITABILITY OF THIS MATERIAL FOR ANY PURPOSE.  IT IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
       WARRANTIES.

AUTHOR

       Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bellcore

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