Phone Numbers                                 

When specifying a phone number, you can include not only the digits 0
through 9 and the characters # and *, but also the following special
characters:

     Character Description

     A,B,C,D   Specifies keys in the additional column of keys (that is,
                 the 1633 Hz high-group frequency) on some telephones.
                 (V1.2)

     ,         Causes the hardware to pause when dialing.

     !         Signals a hook flash, for use with special PBX functions.

     P         Specifies pulse dialing for rotary phones.

     T         Specifies tone dialing for touch-tone phones.

     M         Causes the hardware to use the current connection without
                 dialing a new number (manual dialing).  When used, this
                 character must be the first character in the phone number.

     W         Causes the hardware to wait for a subsequent dial tone.
                 This is useful when waiting for a tone for an outside
                 line.  (V1.2)

All other characters are reserved.

See Also Control File Format Error Codes


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