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    From Geri Atricks@21:3/235 to All on Sat Jun 13 14:37:15 2026
    I have my system set so that when someone logs in it plays the sound of a 56k modem connecting, but how do I get it so that the user isn't stuck waiting for the 20 second file to finish playing before they can continue on?

    The way I'm doing it right now is in the prelogin menu actions with the DD comand running 'play /mystic/56k_mdm.wav'

    Is there a better command I can use?
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  • From maskreet@21:1/114 to Geri Atricks on Sun Jun 14 00:35:30 2026
    On 13 Jun 2026, Geri Atricks said the following...

    I have my system set so that when someone logs in it plays the sound of
    a 56k modem connecting, but how do I get it so that the user isn't stuck waiting for the 20 second file to finish playing before they can
    continue on?

    The way I'm doing it right now is in the prelogin menu actions with the
    DD comand running 'play /mystic/56k_mdm.wav'

    Is there a better command I can use?

    You can have a Python file run that hands the sound playing to another script. That way even the script doesn't wait for it to finish. It's what I have on a couple things on my startup, like my BBS login Pushover notifications and when someone signs up for DoorParty.

    Instructions are in the Pastebin.

    https://pastebin.com/10HPCbEA

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