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... we have a modem attached to the serial port of our ins card ... Jeffrey E. Bull OS400 Software Support Consultant IBM Certified AS/400 System Administrator tel. +44 [0] 149 454 9533 swb. +44 [0] 149 454 9400 mbl. +44 [0] 786 750 4961 fax. +44 [0] 149 454 9454 web. http://www.itm-group.co.uk ITM Group Ltd, Latimer Square, White Lion Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9JQ, United Kingdom -----Original Message----- From: Mandy.Shaw@Notability.com [mailto:Mandy.Shaw@Notability.com] Sent: 08 February 2003 23:30 To: midrange-l@midrange.com Cc: Colin.Densem@Notability.com Subject: Re: SMS text messaging Just my two penn'orth as, like Jeff B (hi Jeff), I am based in the UK. I agree 100% with the other Jeff when he says there's no audit trail and no urgency on SMS-via-email. I have experimented with this using three or four different services (chargeable and otherwise) and none of them appears to have any sort of SLA for the time taken to deliver the message (indeed they appear to deliver at all only on a best efforts basis). I agree also that being reliant on the SMTP server being active is not brilliant - although you're always going to be dependent on *something*, I guess. That was the bad news. I do have some good news, though. We have successfully, for automatic SMS messages from some network monitoring software, deployed an old-fashioned dial-up-to-SMS application (SMSMaster, runs under Windows) which works a treat and which can be scripted, etc. http://www.gcrsoft.com/sms.html It is very inexpensive, or it was when I bought it (I think a licence was about £15). N.B. they even provide information on linking it to an AS/400 (this wasn't on there when I last looked at the page! - I must have another play with it myself). Possible problem with an INS card would be that they don't as far as I know (any comments anyone?) have the ability to talk to a modem. Mandy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notability Solutions Plc. Registered No. 2918101. Registered @ Kingfisher House, Frimley Business Park, Frimley, Surrey. GU16 7SG U.K. This message is intended only for the named addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, copy or take any action or place any reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify postmaster@Notability.com and delete the message and any attachments accompanying it immediately. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by ITM. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, email marketing@itm-group.co.uk ITM - Managing Communication and Information through technology Company registration number - 3783433 ________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily the Company. This email and any files transmitted with it, including replies and forwarded copies (which may contain alterations) subsequently transmitted from the Company, are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the IT manager by telephone on +44 (0)870 871 2233 or via email to Administrator@itm-group.co.uk, including a copy of this message. Please then delete this email and destroy any copies of it. ________________________________________________________________________This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by ITM. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, email marketing@itm-group.co.uk ITM - Managing Communication and Information through technology Company registration number - 3783433________________________________________________________________________
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