README for phmap version 1.0.
WHAT IS PHMAP?
Phmap is a "war dialer" used for detecting which phone numbers in a list have an active carrier signal. An example use of this program is detecting which local BBS servers still exist.
INSTALLATION
Ideally, you should be able to just type:
make
make install
You may need to modify the Makefile to meet your particular system's needs.
USE
The actual usage is phmap is quite simple, however, you must first have a list of phone numbers you wish to dial in a text file. An example of the content of the text file could be:
5551212
5551213
5551214
or
(777) 555-1212
(777) 555-1213
(777) 555-1214
or
1-777-555-1212
1-777-555-1213
1-777-555-1214
Reminder: Only the numbers in the text file will be dialed. Only the numbers 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 and , (pause) are read.
After you have the list of numbers established, usage of phmap is as follows:
phmap -d <modem device> -f <list of numbers> -o <output results>
Eg.
phmap -d /dev/cuaa0 -f phlist.txt -o outlist.txt
Optional parameters include -c (color), -t (specify timeout), and -v (verbose output). You may need to adjust the timeout if you want to wait longer for a carrier, or have more digits to dial (eg. when using a phone card).