Date   : Fri, 22 Aug 1986 11:24:00 EST
From   : SECRIST%OAK.SAINET.MFENET@LLL-MFE.ARPA
Subject: Trying to send '*' within MEX dialing

From:    <SECRIST%OAK.SAINET.MFENET@LLL-MFE.Arpa>   (Richard C. Secrist)
Date:    Fri, 22-AUG-1986 11:25 EST
To:      INFO-CPM@AMSAA.ARPA
Message-ID: <[OAK.SAINET.MFENET].E25E51E0.008F3D1A.SECRIST>
Header-Disclaimer: I don't like my headers either !
X-VMS-Mail-To: CPM

I am running MEX 1.14 on my Apple (kudos Nightowl !).  Anyway, either
with or without the Smartmodem overlay, I can't seem to enter a '*'
as part of the number... it's an invalid number if I do.  The MEX doc
says that it doesn't stop you from entering what you want, but I of
course have the source for the overlays I', using and it doesn't do it !
(Sticking to the typical ATDT 1-615-etc. works fine.)  I want to do an
'ATDT *70,' to disable my call-waiting.  Grumble.

Does anybody dial a '*' into their MEX ?  Thanks !

r c s



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P.S.> if you are using the MFE gateway to ARPA from your own subnet and don't 
have a double header like I do, could you please tell me how you did it ?