Interpage OutPage and SMS Gateway Protocol and Other Commands
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The command list and examples below are used in conjuction with the OutPage(sm) Paging Gateway service.
I N T E R P A G E (TM) Mail-Config Use Instructions // Updated: 07/01/2011
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This section details how to send pages and SMS messages for group/gateway
accounts using the OutPage(sm) Protocol as well as some additional
administrative commands.
Enterprise/group messaging/gateway accounts are those which have a single
"gateway" account with Interpage and use it to process all paging / voice
/ faxing traffic to send to variable destinations (unlike fixed or
semi-fixed destination "individual"/personal accounts). This page details
the paging component thereof and the syntax used in a given e-mail message
to send a page or SMS message.
Interpage's Paging/SMS Gateway accepts "regular" port 25 mail, or mail via the
SSL port 465.
All commands are to be placed in the BODY of a given e-mail message; the
Subject: header is ignored for the Paging Gateway service.
Additionally, other than paging, paging gateway and other associated
customers may use the Interpage mail configuration server to:
-Set/create a reminder schedule
-Request a copy of all your user settings and billing information
-Enable Page Holding
-Send Faxes (*)
-Store Faxes (*)
-Resend received (FaxUp) or stored faxes (*)
-Send OutVoice(sm) Messages (*)
-Set Autoresponse entries
-Access detailed Interim Billing information (restricted use)
-Select Palm of wireless PDA devices to conform to your schedule
(* = Some of these services require specialized accounts or additional
monthly and/or per-use charges.)
To communicate with the E-Mail configuration server on our system, you
will need to address all mail to:
YOURACCOUNT-config@interpage.net
So if your account is "jon" you would mail jon-config@interpage.net.
The mail must be sent from your configured email address; email from
all other addresses will be ignored and you will receive an error
message. This is to maintain the security on your account. You may add an
alternate site which our system will recognize mail from and respond
accordingly (ie, not reject it) by telneting to the User Configuration
menu, selecting "User Preferences", and adding your alternate account
where indicated. If you can not telnet on, send us some mail at
"help@interpage.net", and we will make the changes for you.
When using the E-Mail Configuration Server, the subject is generally
ignored, except for certain keywords pertaining to faxing. The important
part to watch out for is the body. Thus, for example, a typical e-mail
message to add a Reminder Schedule would have in it's body:
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+Remind 01/01/95 0001 once alpha "Happy new year!"
show
done
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This would schedule a new reminder at a minute past midnight on January
one (on your currently configured timezone) for your alpha pager to wish
yourself a happy new year. It would then show a complete account profile.
A confirmation message will be sent directly to your configured email
address; any errors encountered will be displayed there. All commands
(EXCEPT Fax commands), should be in the body of the message.
Please note that quotes ("") are very important. Most arguments ARE
case sensitive, so if one of your pagers is called "alpha" then using
"ALPHA" or "Alpha" will not work. The commands themselves, however, are
NOT case sensitive, so "done", "Done", "DONE" and "DoNe" are equivalent.
Multiple commands may be included on SEPARATE carriage-return delimited
lines, followed by DONE on a line by itself.
The [ and ] are NOT used when sending messages; they are used below to
simplify the examples. All quotes ("") MUST be used where indicated.
Key: Arguments in [] (e.g., [Outpager]) are required
Arguments in {} (e.g., {PagerID}) are required in certain circumstances
The commands are:
DONE
Tells the mail account editor that you are done. This is not
strictly necessary, but if your mailer inserts a signature
file this will avoid getting an error message when the editor
cannot understand your signature file.
SHOW
Prints a complete profile of your account
(no longer available for most accounts)
HOLD { ON | OFF | [HH:MM] }
Enables or disables the page hold feature. When the page hold feature
is enabled, all regular "Page" schedule options will be disabled.
Reminders and direct pages WILL still work, however. This feature
may be useful, for example, when you log in, you would send a
"hold on" message, because you'll know when you get email. Then when
you log out, you can do a "hold off" message.
ON Enables the page hold feature until midnight of the
current day.
OFF Disables any page holding currently in effect.
[HH:MM] Enables the page hold feature for the next HH hours
and MM minutes.
PAGING Commands:
OUTSYS [system name] [pager ID] "[Message]"
Used to send alpha messages to alpha pagers, alpha-capable cell
phones, and GSM mobile phones operated by service providers on the
OUTSYS service provider list. Please go to http://wwww.interpage.net/
sub-new.html for a complete and updated carrier list.
If you wish to message a customer(s) on any system on the OUTSYS list,
simply provide Interpage with the system name (from the OUTSYS list),
the pager ID or telephone number of the alpha pager or cellphone you
wish to message, and enclose the text message in quotes.
Please be mindful that some systems will entirely reject messages
which are too long, so generally, allow only 160 characters for most
cell/GSM phones and 220 for most US/Canada alpha pagers.
The paging database is accessed via the DATABSE command (in CAPS)
and allows for paging without knowing the carrier to many US-based
paging systems.
Thus:
[system name] The name of one of the systems listed on the
OUTSYS list, such as "skytel6366". The current
list is located at www.interpage.net/sub-new.html
[pager ID] The pager ID number or in some cases the telephone
number of the pager you wish to message. In the
case of a cellphone or GSM mobile, it is usually
the 10 digit US/Canada phone number or the
International number for GSM mobiles
["Message"] The message to be sent. This MUST be enclosed
in quotes and no quotes may be used in the message.
EXAMPLE: An e-mail sent to the Interpage Paging Gateway containing
the following plain text in the body...
outsys system123 "1234567" "Test to Paging System 123"
...will send a numeric page to pre-configured alpha system
"system123", using pager ID "1234567" and sending message "Test
to Paging System 123".
OUTSYS SMSGATE [SMS Mobile Number WITH Country Code] "[Message]"
Used to send an alpha message to any SMS-capable device worldwide.
SMSGATE should be in CAPS.
The SMSGATE is carrier-agnostic and does not require any information
regarding the destination carrier -- only the destination mobile
telephone number is required.
SMSGATE does not have a character limitation, but many SMS carriers
and/or mobile devices still limit SMS messages to 160 characters.
Thus:
[SMS Mobile...] The mobile number, INCLUDING COUNTRY CODE, to receive
the message. For North America, use "1" followed by
the 10-digit mobile number. For the UK, use 44
followed by the mobile number, etc.
["Message"] The message to be sent. This MUST be enclosed
in quotes and no quotes may be used in the message.
OUTANY ixo [number] [pager ID] "[Message]"
Used to send an alpha message to a TAP/IXO system without pre-
registration of the pager or system.
[number] Any directly dialable TAP/IXO number in the US/Canada
and certain other countries which your account
has access to. The number MUST be 10 numeric
characters in the NPANXXXXXX format, with no
spaces, dashes, or any other punctuation.
[pager ID] The pager ID of the given pager unit
"[Message]" The message to be sent. This MUST be enclosed
in quotes and no quotes may be used in the message.
NOTE: Outany use assumes a valid TAP/IXO number is used and is thus
not pre-tested by Interpage. Calls to non-TAP/IXO numbers
are billed as completed calls.
OUTPAGE [Outpager] "[Message]"
Used ONLY to send to customized/pre-configured alpha systems or
systems not supported by the automated OUTSYS command, above.
Sends a message to a configured out pager. It can also send pages
to your regular pagers; just use that pager name. Be sure to
include the quotes around the message!
NOTE: Charges may apply for the manual addition and/or storage
of these pagers; please contact Interpage for details. Addition/
modification and storage charges may be avoided by utilizing the
OUTANY command, above.
[Outpager] A name of a configured out pager or pager
"[Message]" The message to be sent. This MUST be enclosed
in quotes and no quotes may be used in the message.
OUTNUM [SysType] [Phone] {PagerID} "[Message]"
Sends a page to any numeric pager with the specified phone number
and pager ID. There are many types of numeric paging services, and
you must specify the type with the [SysType] argument. The {PagerID}
argument is only necessary with some of the [SysType]s.
[SysType] The pager system type, one of NUM, NUM-A, or NUM-B:
NUM Standard numeric pager- waits for the other side to
answer and dials the message. {PagerID} should be
omitted.
NUM-A Skytel-style numeric pager- waits for the other side
to answer, dials the {PagerID} and a pound sign (#),
then dials the message and then two pound signs. Ex:
800-SKY-PAGE (800-759-7243) uses this.
NUM-B PageUSA-style numeric pager- waits for the other side
to answer, dials the {PagerID}, waits again, and dials
the message and then a pound sign. Ex: 800-589-9770
uses this.
[Phone] The phone number to dial. This must be exactly 10
digits, without a leading 1 or 0. Area code 809 is
restricted, as are some other numbers.
{PagerID} Used with NUM-A and NUM-B only, this is the user's
Pager ID number.
"[Message]" The message to be paged. This MUST be in quotes.
EXAMPLE: An e-mail sent to Interpage's Paging Gateway server
containing the following plain text as the body...
outnum num-a 8007597243 1234567 "000111222"
...will will send a numeric page to a PIN-based numeric pager at
system (800) 759-7243, with PIN 1234567, containing DTMF contents
000111222.
+REMIND [MM/DD/YY] [HHMM] [Freq] [Pager] "[Message]"
Adds a reminder to your reminder schedule, for your locally
configured timezone. The arguments are:
[MM/DD/YY] The date. All characters must be there, e.g.,
01/01/95 or 12/09/94.
[HHMM] The time in 24-hour notation. All characters must
be there, e.g., 0001 or 0945.
[Freq] One of: ONCE DAILY WEEKLY WEEKDAILY
[Pager] One of your configured pager names
"[Message]" The message to be paged out. This MUST be enclosed
in quotes and no quotes may be used in the message.
INTERIM Sends an interim billing statement to the Registered Account Holder.