Verbose modems (Re: MORE 6386 UUCP WOES)

[Marc W. Mengel]

> In article <5042 at cbmvax.UUCP>, ditto at cbmvax.UUCP (Michael "Ford" Ditto) writes:
> > I disagree.  Having "result codes" on a dialin modem on a Unix
> > system is a pretty stupid idea, for the above mentioned reason
> > (Modem sends "CONNECT" message to the computer ... computer thinks
> > "CONNECT" is a login name, etc.).

A good kluge for this particular problem is to make a login id called
"connect" with no password, and a login shell of /bin/false (or some
equally null program).  Then the "login" as CONNECT logs in that user
in upper case mode, but their login shell immediately exits...  The only
real problems there are if you have HUPCL set on the line, but make a
program that turns off HUPCL, then exits, and make that CONNECT's login shell,
and you're set.