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4.19

Message  Content

Messages  sent by r  Pro are sent with more  information  than just the message  itself.  Messages  will

be prefixed with the reliapage  index (if enabled),  the block number  (if it is  part of a large  message  that has  been

broken  into smaller  pieces.   i.e. 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3), the sender s  name  (optional),  and then the message

itself.  Each  of these  fields  is separated  with a colon  (:).  Most pagers  have a limited  character  set usually

consisting  of upper and lower  case letters, numbers,  and some  symbols  (periods,  commas,  dollar  signs,

exclamation  points,  etc.).  Non printing  characters  such  as carriage  returns,  line feeds,  tabs,  and some

symbols  are not commonly  supported.   By default the r  Pro Server will strip  all non printable

characters  from the messages.   Non printable  characters  can be sent as  part of the message  by unchecking

the  Drop non printable  characters   option  on the recipient s  setup  screen.

4.20

Message  Text

The  Message  Text  area is  where  the actual message  to be sent  is typed.  Commonly  used  messages  can be

automatically  entered  by hitting one of the  Prog1     Prog5  buttons  (see   Presets   for information  on settings  and

use  of these buttons).   A character  counter is  displayed  above the  Message  Text  area.  If spell  checking  is

enabled  (see   Spell  Checking ),  it can be invoked by double clicking  anywhere in the  Message  Text  area.

4.21

Modem  Settings

The  Modem  Settings  screen  allows  you to change  settings  that control how r  Pro uses  your modem.

The  Modem  Port  field is  used  to set the serial  port that your modem  is  attached to.

The  Dialing  Prefix  field  is  used  if the phone  line your modem  is  using  requires  a code  to be dialed  to get an

 outside   dialtone.   The most  common  setting  for this (other than  leaving it blank)  would  be: 9,

The  Retries  field  sets  the number  of times  a failed message  should  be retried before  the message  is

permanently  marked  as  bad.

The  Retry Interval  field sets  how  long r  Pro should  pause  (in seconds)  between  retries.

4.22

Notify Only

Recipients  in r  Pro can  be set to  Notify Only .  When this option  is  enabled,  a predefined  (settable)

message  (notification  code) is  sent instead  of the actual message.   This  is most  often used  with numeric

pagers.

4.23

Numeric  Pagers

Some  pagers  are only capable  of displaying  numbers  (no letters).  These  are commonly  called  numeric  or

digital  pagers  (beepers).   r  Pro fully supports  numeric  pagers.   If a message  is  sent to a numeric

pager,  and the message  contains  letters, the recipient s  notification  code (999 by default) is sent  instead.   This

alerts  the recipient that they have been sent a message  that was  alphanumeric  in nature, and they should  take

steps  to retrieve the actual message.

4.24

Options

The  Options   button brings  you to the  Advanced Message  Options   screen.   From here,  scheduled  and

repeating  messages  can be setup.  To schedule  a page  to be sent at a future date and time,  fill in the  Send

    , .