Dialing a number until a connection is made
This procedure describes how to use the ct command to continue dialing a remote modem number until a connection is made or until a specified time has passed.
The system to be called must be running Basic Networking Utilities (BNU) or some version of the UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program (UUCP).
At the command line on the local system, type:
ct -w3 5550990This
dials the remote modem at phone numbers 555-0990.
The -w3 flag and number instructs the ct command
to dial the remote modem at one minute intervals until a connection
is made or until three minutes have passed.
Note: Type the phone number of the remote modem on the ct command line, either before or after the flag.