OT: TAPI

I'm sorry to stray from the topic of MCSD certification, but I thought this
was a prudent place to pose this question, given the audience.

I am attempting to design a dial-up based software package which
communicates with several ascii-based protocol services (GlobalPay, Vital
(VisaNet), etc.). My question is, does .NET provide any abstraction for
TAPI? I've noticed there is no direct port I/O (although System.IO.Ports is
supposed to be added with Whibley) so communicating directly with the modem
doesn't seem possible via any .NET method (other than p invoke). I would
think .NET would include some method, other than platform invoke, to harness
the power of modem communications.

Thanks in advance for any non-flame responses.

--
Clint

Clint

Hope you get an answer.....I'm curious about that
too.....ironically enough.

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm sorry to stray from the topic of MCSD certification,
but I thought this
>was a prudent place to pose this question, given the
audience.
>
>I am attempting to design a dial-up based software
package which
>communicates with several ascii-based protocol services
(GlobalPay, Vital
>(VisaNet), etc.). My question is, does .NET provide any
abstraction for
>TAPI? I've noticed there is no direct port I/O
(although System.IO.Ports is
>supposed to be added with Whibley) so communicating
directly with the modem
>doesn't seem possible via any .NET method (other than p
invoke). I would
>think .NET would include some method, other than
platform invoke, to harness
>the power of modem communications.
>
>Thanks in advance for any non-flame responses.
>
>--
>Clint
>
>
>.
>

>>I would
>>think .NET would include some method, other than
>>platform invoke, to harness
>>the power of modem communications.
>>

What are you trying to harness?
General control?
Redirection?
Automated answering service?