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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.stratus,comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: IS:: Re: How to page using C-Kermit on Stratus VOS?
Date: 8 Jul 1998 15:34:04 GMT
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In article
<_YHUGNXS_081010_JUL_98__jG9ffEVH*/S=YHUGNXS/O=typeb/ADMD=sitamail/C=ww/_@MHS>,
Somebody wrote:
:
: > While its possible to use a tool like C-Kermit or other scripting tools
: > to send numeric pages it is not very reliable. If the line is busy, the
: > call takes a long time complete, you don't get a clean connection, the
: > modem gets into a bad state and needs to be reset, etc etc you might not
: > get the page. Also some of these things like "quiet" answer work
: > differently on different modems.
:
C-Kermit redials automatically until the call is answered, and it knows
about all different kinds of modems. C-Kermit can send a numeric page as
well as any other software can.
: > It is much more reliable to use a product like our SFAX product that
: > uses the TAP protocol.
:
Or any other product that can send Alpha pages using TAP, such as C-Kermit.
However, you can't send an Alpha page to a numeric pager, so when somebody
says they need to send a numeric page, they very well might have a good
reason for saying so.
: > This protocol guarantees that the paging
: > service has your message in their system. It includes things like ACKs
: > and NAKs, and checksums. TAP is useful and preferred even for numeric-
: > only pagers; you don't have to have an alpha pager to use it.
:
That's exactly what C-Kermit does when you use it to send an Alpha page.
More about C-Kermit at:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck60.html
And, specifically about paging:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck60.html#pagers
: I spent my own money to buy the C-Kermit manual and the CD-ROM in an
: attempt to show how paging would improve our service. I can use Expect
: with Linux to do the same thing.
:
Or C-Kermit. For those who are not aware, C-Kermit runs not only on VOS,
but also on Linux and all other varieties of UNIX (hundreds of them), as
well as VMS, AOS/VS, and many other platforms, and so therefore the exact
same procedures can be used to send pages, make connections, transfer files,
and so forth, and the scripting language is identical from platform to
platform. You can use it for serial connections, for TCP/IP connections,
and X.25 connections. Learn it once, use it everywhere for many purposes.
If you are having trouble sending pages with C-Kermit, or using any of its
other functions, you are welcome to send a report by email to:
kermit-support@columbia.edu
- Frank