Re: SENDPAGE to ordinary paging company

[Scott Nelson <sbnelson@i1.net>]

> Hello all,
> 
> I have been trying to use the SENDPAGE feature of hylaFAX with no success.
> I have setup the etc/pagermap like below:
> 
> chris     98015111
> 
> The pager is not alphanumeric pager.
> So I invoke the sendpage like:
> 
> sendpage -n -p chris 9334237
> where is '9334237' is the number that I want to display on the pager screen.
> 
> Here is the log:
> May 31 16:03:54.40: [28240]: SESSION BEGIN 00000842 151098015111
> May 31 16:03:54.40: [28240]: SEND PAGE: JOB 792 DEST 98015111 COMMID 00000842
> May 31 16:03:54.40: [28240]: DELAY 2600 ms
> May 31 16:03:57.01: [28240]: <-- [15:ATE0V1Q0S0=0H0\r]
> May 31 16:03:57.25: [28240]: --> [14:ATE0V1Q0S0=0H0]
> May 31 16:03:57.25: [28240]: --> [2:OK]
> May 31 16:03:57.25: [28240]: <-- [21:ATS8=2S7=60&E4&D3&C1\r]
> May 31 16:03:57.49: [28240]: --> [2:OK]
> May 31 16:03:57.49: [28240]: <-- [7:ATL1M1\r]
> May 31 16:03:57.73: [28240]: --> [2:OK]
> May 31 16:03:57.76: [28240]: <-- [12:AT+FCLASS=0\r]
> May 31 16:03:58.09: [28240]: --> [2:OK]
> May 31 16:03:58.09: [28240]: DIAL 98015111
> May 31 16:03:58.09: [28240]: <-- [14:ATDT98015111@\r]
> May 31 16:05:19.00: [28240]: --> [10:NO CARRIER]
> May 31 16:05:19.00: [28240]: PAGE FAILED: No carrier detected
> May 31 16:05:19.00: [28240]: <-- [5:ATH0\r]
> May 31 16:05:19.34: [28240]: --> [2:OK]
> May 31 16:05:19.34: [28240]: SESSION END
> 
> I don't know why Sendpage do not try to send the numeric tones once the
> modem has dialed the pager company's number successfully. In stead, it 
> complain that theere is 'no carrier'.
> 
> Is sendpage need a modem to answer the senpage call ?
> In manpage it mentioned something about some standard that the pager company
> need to comply before sendpage will work.
> I thought I can use sendpage to dail a pager number just like a human does.
> Am I missing some fundamental concepts here ?
> 
> Thanks for the attention.
> 
> 
> Christopher Che
> 
> E-Script, LLC            Tel: 510 933-4237  Fax: 510 691-8648  
> Email: chris@erx.com     Web: http://www.erx.com

Chris, the paging feature is designed to page alphanumeric pagers; there is a 
direct computer to computer (i.e. modem) interface and that is what HylaFAX 
is trying to use.   You need to find out what that telephone number is and 
use that instead.


-- 
Scott Nelson, Thermeon Corporation.