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Expect While Loops - Partial Automation?
I've been reading the O'Reilley expect book and I'm trying to create partial automation for common questions asked on screen in a telnet session and return to interact so the user can resume control.


For example

Code:
while {1} {
     expect {
        -re "What color is the sky?" {send "blue\n"}
        -re "Should you touch a hot stove?" {send "no\n"}
        -re "DNS Server:" {send "4.2.2.1\n}
        -re "##alias" {send "do stuff\nthen stuff\n"}
         interact + return
        }


Can I have an automatic loop that will let me interact with the telnet session and pick up automation when these key questions are asked and will the alias work if I type ##alias in the interact part of the session?


Thanks
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NAME

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SYNOPSIS

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DESCRIPTION

       The .telnetrc file contains the setup information for a telnet session.	It is a hidden file in your home directory and must be readable by
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       The file can consist of multiple entries for each remote host to which a user can connect.  A remote host entry consists of multiple lines.
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	  set echo
	  mode line
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FILES

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