External is a dial-out communications program for VMS.

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Features:
- allows you to authorize individual users to access different external
  facilities;
- menu of external facilities is automatically customized for each user;
- automatic selection of appropriate modem based on external facility selected;
- script language allows you to keep telephone numbers and user IDs
  confidential by performing automatic dialing and remote login with optional
  echo to screen;
- permits modem-independent dialling, allowing mix of smart and dumb modems to 
  use the same scripts;
- script language supports full conditional logic;
- each session is recorded;
- each session is logged, including reason for script failure if unsuccessful;
- supports XMODEM file transfers

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Languages:
Basic, Fortran

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Contact:
	Keith Walker
	Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission
	#1900, 250 - 6 Avenue S.W.
	Calgary, Alberta
	T2P 3H7
	CANADA

	voice: (403) 297-5405
	fax:   (403) 263-8144