return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 5;
return (1, $self->msg('e6')) unless $call gt ' ';
-return (1, $self->msg('already', $call)) if DXChannel->get($call);
+return (1, $self->msg('already', $call)) if DXChannel::get($call);
return (1, $self->msg('outconn', $call)) if grep {$_->{call} eq $call} @main::outstanding_connects;
return (1, $self->msg('conscript', $lccall)) unless -e "$main::root/connect/$lccall";
+my $user = DXUser->get($call);
+return (1, $self->msg('lockout', $call)) if $user && $user->lockout;
+
my @out;
push @out, $self->msg('constart', $call);
-ExtMsg::start_connect($call, "$main::root/connect/$lccall");
+my $fn = "$main::root/connect/$lccall";
+
+my $f = new IO::File $fn;
+if ($f) {
+ my @f = <$f>;
+ $f->close;
+ ExtMsg::start_connect($call, @f);
+} else {
+ push @out, $self->msg('e3', 'connect', $fn);
+}
return (1, @out);