Re: flexfax: My first pager attempt

[Leslie Mikesell <les@Mcs.Net>]

> On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Nico Garcia wrote:
> 
> > >     "sendpage -n -p raoul 1234567".
> > >     
> > >     I expect this to send a numeric page to my pager. Instead, the modem
> > >     picks up, gets the voice message, waits for a while, then
> > >               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> OK, so this will apparently not work.  The fax/modem on my end is
> expecting to make a modem connection, then submit the ixo/tap
> compatible data.
> 
> When sendpage runs, and is told "-n" to submit a numerical page: is it
> expecting to get a "leave your number now" message and then submit
> DTMF tones in accord with a numerical message? Or do I need to gird my
> loins for battle and dive into the C++ source code?

How sure are you that you are calling something that will accept
ixo input?  Perhaps they have a different number for for DTMF input.
You might also want to check to see if they have an email gateway.
MCI and Skypage have smtp and http access via the internet.

  Les Mikesell
    les@mcs.com