From: "Aaron Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: phone based automation software?
Just get one of the APC UPS remote control ups's They work great for locked
up boxes.
Aaron
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From: "RealForum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 8:15 AM
Subject: phone based automation software?
> From: "Yvan Gagnon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: phone based automation software?
>
> Does anyone here know of any phone based automation software for the Win95
> platform? More specifically, I'm looking for a way to remote control my
> servers using a standard touchtone phone, -- almost like a voicemail
system,
> only that would allow me to launch programs & trigger events when typing
in
> specific pre-programmed numeric codes. Here's an example scenario:
>
> 1) While monitoring one of my servers that I have running out of my home,
I
> notice that it has stopped responding.
>
> 2) I pick up the phone and dial a phonenumber.
>
> 3) A voicemail-like system answers the phone, rattles off a list of
options,
> and then prompts me to type in a numeric code that corresponds to a
specific
> action (ie: shutdown & reboot)
>
>
> Obviously, if the machine is totally frozen, it's unlikely that the modem
> would even respond, .. but in actuality, this rarely happens. I'm just
> having some other problems with the machine "falling asleep" every once in
a
> while, and I need a way to wake it up that bypassses the standard TCP/IP
> method. I would imagine that something like this has to exist somewhere
out
> there. Anyone know if it does? If so, where might I find it?
>
> thanks,
> -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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