SUMMARY: Paging Software

From: Dan Morales (Dan_Morales@ATK.COM)
Date: Thu May 06 1993 - 22:17:29 CDT


Original question

> Sun Managers,

> I'm looking for any public or private paging software that can send
> messages to an alphanumeric pager based on traps or events from SunNet
> Manager. The platform being used is a Sparc10 running SunOS 4.1.3, SunNet >
Manager 2.0 and a 2400 baud Hayes compatible modem.

Thanks much to all who responded. The following is a summary of what I
received and in some instances code and postscript data has been removed.

1.) Article in (June)Unix Review. Page 121 upper Left corner.
    'BeeperNet' by Whim Labs. Phone 408 457-2843 e-mail info@whim.com

    bsmart@verdix.com

2.) Beeper XView application that plugs into SNM. It needs some
    customization to really work, but I'm told it doesn't take much.
    ....code deleted

    marks@noc.hfh.edu

3.) Sun Microsystems has a consulting special that will allow you to send
    messages to an alphanumeric pager.
    ....postscript data deleted

    ksamuels@wizkid.East.Sun.COM or kevin.samuels@Sun.COM

4.) Boole & Babbage's Command Post (runs on a big SPARC), has a
    sophisticated scripting language that can cause a number of things to
    occur when a trigger is fired. Command Post is sufficiently well
    integrated with Unix that it could send dialing/pager commands out over
    a tty interface.

    cperry@mitre.org

5.) REMEDY Corp offers/will offer a package which will page someone on given
r
    alerts.

    Matt_Mauss_-T@hqdev.3mail.3com.com

6.) Qualcomm has put a large amount of resources into developing an
    extensive SMTP/email to alphanumeric paging software system. All
    software is based on standard protocol TAP and is currently written for
    a Sun 4.1.x. We have not attempted to port it to Solaris.

    If you are interested, please give me a call at 800-544-4977 x5030 or
    respond via email. Scott Miller <smiller@Qualcomm.com> -- Network Mgr.

7.) The snm demo stuff has one. Chat is widely available, this one came
    from the PPP distribution.
    ....code deleted

    ups!kalli!kevin@fourx.Aus.Sun.COM

8.) Pick up tpage2. It works very well to send alpha pages via the IXO
    protocol. it also supports schedules of people on duty, etc.

    jwasilko@airage.com

9.) A colleague of mine wrote an email-to-pager interface system with basic
    tools such as awk. He wrote filters to specify what kinds of messages
    he wants sent to his pager. The filter dials a 300 bps modem at the
    paging service -- Metromedia Paging, a Southwestern Bell company, in his
    case -- and sends the message to his pager. I believe many people have
    done this too, because it's pretty easy.

    tommy@boole.att.com

10.) This is really crude, and it doesn't do alpha characters. But here it
     is:.....code deleted

     tkevans@eplrx7.es.dupont.com

Again thanks to the following who responded to my question:

bsmart@verdix.com (Bob Smart)
marks@noc.hfh.edu (Mark Sims)
ksamuels@wizkid.East.Sun.COM (Kevin M Samuels)
kevin.samuels@Sun.COM (Kevin M Samuels)
cperry@mitre.org (Chris Perry)
tkevans@eplrx7.es.dupont.com (Tim Evans)
matt_mauss_-t@hqdev.3mail.3com.com
ups!kalli!kevin@fourx.Aus.Sun.COM (Kevin Sheehan)
jwasilko@airage.com
tommy@boole.att.com



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