In your message of Wed, 29 Mar 1995 07:10:17 BST, you say: >>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