getty_ps 2.0.7d for linux 1.0 and higher It's finally here! After months of promises and work, I am finally releasing getty_ps 2.0.7d. I am sorry for the delay, but I have been very careful in development, so this code should be relatively bug-free (fingers crossed). I have uploaded a complete set of sources and sample configuration files to sunsite.unc.edu and tsx-11.mit.edu. These should be placed in sunsite:/pub/Linux/system/Serial and tsx-11:/pub/linux/sources/sbin. There are also binaries compiled with gcc 2.5.8, and libc 4.5.21 in the package. The major feature of this release is a number of bug fixes. If you have been having problems with 2.0.7b/c, I strongly urge you to upgrade. Also added to this release is the ability to log via syslog, and support for fidonet mailer programs. For those of you who are unfamiliar with getty_ps, here are some of its features: * A versatile config file allows modems to be initialized with a chat script similar to that used in uucp. * Modems can be used as bi-directional lines. Getty will monitor a tty port and reset when another program frees the line. * Modems can be set up in "ringback" mode. Ringback is a special way of answering a modem call. When in ringback mode, getty will only answer the line when the phone rings once or twice followed by a brief delay, and then rings again. This allows a single phone line to be used for data and voice calls. * Getty can be scheduled to be "on" and "off" during specified time periods, allowing access to be restricted to certain times (this option _finally_ works with timezones and daylight savings time). * Fidonet mailers are supported (the ifmail package is required to take advantage of this feature). The next release of getty_ps will hopefully be ready towards the end of the summer. It will be drastically different from this release, in order to support a number of new features. Among them are support for fax modems, callback, caller-id, and more. If you have any creative input about what you would like to see getty do, drop me a line, and I will get back to you. As always, if you have any problems with this software, I am happy to help. Kris Gleason