53.4 Configuring Paging Services
The GroupWise GWIA includes the ability to send a GroupWise message to a pager through an Internet paging service provider. The GWIA’s paging service includes the following features:
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Smart forwarding: If a message has been replied to or forwarded before being sent to a pager, the GWIA identifies the original message and sends only it.
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Easy to read originator information: The GWIA sends the original From, Subject, and Message information to the pager, rather than cryptic Header information.
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User block control: By using the /l=length and /b=number switches on the message’s To line, the sender can control the block length and number of blocks to send to the pager. By default, the GWIA sends 255 bytes per block (/l=255 /b=1).
To set up and use paging services, complete the tasks in the following sections:
53.4.1 Setting Up Paging
To set up the GWIA’s paging service, you need to create a non-GroupWise domain to represent the paging service and then use your GWIA to link your system to the non-GroupWise domain. The non-GroupWise domain enables GroupWise to correctly identify pager messages and route messages to the GWIA, which can then send the messages to the Internet.
Creating a Non-GroupWise Domain
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In ConsoleOne, right-click the GroupWise System object, click , then click to display the Create Non-GroupWise Domain dialog box.
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Fill in the following information:
Domain Name: Provide the domain with a name such as Page. Users need to know the name when addressing pager messages.
Time Zone: Select the time zone in which the GWIA is located.
Link to Domain: Select the domain in which the GWIA is located.
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Click to create the domain.
Linking the GWIA to the Non-GroupWise Domain
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In ConsoleOne, click to display the GroupWise Link Configuration tool.
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In the drop-down list, select the domain that owns the GWIA that you are using for this paging service.
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In the box, right-click the non-GroupWise domain, then click .
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Click to accept the domain path as the mapped path and display the Edit Domain Link dialog box.
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In the field, select .
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In the field, select the
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In the field, type -page.
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Click to save the information.
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Click to save your changes and exit the Link Configuration tool.
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Restart the GWIA.
53.4.2 Using Paging
To use paging, GroupWise users must address messages to the non-GroupWise domain, specifying the PIN number of the pager and the hostname of the paging service in the following format:
domain:pin@paging_service_provider
For example,
page:123456789@skytel.com
page:123456789@epage.arch.com
By using the /l=length and /b=number switches on the message’s To line, the sender can control the block length and number of blocks to send to the pager. For example,
page:123456789@epage.arch.com/l=128/b=4
By default, the GWIA sends 255 bytes per block (/l=255 /b=1).