>50 percent of the time. Not good. :( Does anyone have any working scripts or >code to use a Sun workstation to page someone with a normal numeric pager? Or >a clue on what to do? Our telecom guy has no clues for me. use uucp. i've had uucp call me for years for security alerts, or for an alarm to get me up - i have the modem set up to dial, wait 8 seconds and shriek for long stretch into my ear/answering machine. a "uucico -r1 -szaphod" invokes the call. no problems with "non-calls". at risk of boring those who know how (replace xxx-xxxx with your target :) /etc/uucp/Systems: zaphod Any ACUALARM 1200 9-xxx-xxxx in: /etc/uucp/Devices: ACUALARM ttyh0 - 1200 alarm /etc/uucp/Dialers: # alarm -- basic hayes, but shrieks in the earpiece alarm =,-, "" \dA\pTE1V1X1Q0S2=255S12=255\r\c OK\r \EATDT\T,,,,;ATA\r\c -- NeXT/email: zaphod@bcu.ubc.ca box: Lance R. Bailey, System/Network Manager fax: +1 604 822 2416 Department of Zoology, UBC vox: +1 604 822 6527 6270 University Boulevard http://www.bcu.ubc.ca/~zaphod Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 "CRUISE SHIPS take Airport Exit" -- sign on San Diego highway