[ale] Still dealing with Nextel

wrnash wrnash at wrnash.net
Fri Jan 24 10:11:36 EST 2003


A bit off topic but have you tried qpage to send information to Nextel.

Bill Nash


-----Original Message-----
From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org] On Behalf Of cfowler
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:10 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] Still dealing with Nextel

/**
 * Funtion will send a page to SNPP server
 *
 * @param   snpp    Pointer to snpp configuration
 * @param   message Pointer to char array dit message
 *
 * @return  int     0 on success -1 on error
 * */
int
sendSnppPage(struct snpp *s, const char *message)
{
    struct sockaddr_in  server; // Server info
    char    buffer[1024];       // Incoming buffer
    int     sock;
    char    *ptr;
    
    // Configure the connection info
    server.sin_family = AF_INET;
    server.sin_port = htons(s->port ? s->port : 444); // If port is 0
default to 444
    server.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(ip2sip(s->snppServer));
    memset(&(server.sin_zero), '\0' , 8);
    
    // Create our connection
    if((sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM,0)) == -1)
        return -1;

    if(connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&server, sizeof(struct
sockaddr)) == -1)
        return -1;

    // Read the ffirst message
    ptr = readPeer(buffer, sock, sizeof(buffer));
    snppDebug(ptr);
    if(getCode(ptr) != 220)
        return -1;


    // Send the PAGE Command
    snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "PAGE %s\r\n", s->id);
    write(sock, buffer, strlen(buffer));

    ptr = readPeer(buffer, sock, sizeof(buffer));
    snppDebug(ptr);
    if(getCode(ptr) != 250)
        return -1;

    // Send the message
    write(sock, "MESS ", 5);
    write(sock, message, strlen(message));
    write(sock, "\r\n", 2);

    ptr = readPeer(buffer, sock, sizeof(buffer));
    snppDebug(ptr);
    if(getCode(ptr) != 250)
        return -1;

    write(sock, "SEND\r\n ", 6);
    ptr = readPeer(buffer, sock, sizeof(buffer));
    snppDebug(ptr);
    if(getCode(ptr) != 250)
        return -1;

    // Terminate the conenction gracefully with the
    // SNPP server
    write(sock, "QUIT\r\n ", 6);

    // No longer need this data
    close(sock);

    return 0;
}

static char *
readPeer(char *buffer, int sock, int num)
{
    char *ptr;
    int n;

    if((n = read(sock, buffer, num)) <= 0)
        return NULL;

    // Strip out a New line
    if((ptr = strchr(buffer, '\n')) != NULL)
        *ptr = 0;

    // Strip out a carriage return
    if((ptr = strchr(buffer, '\r')) != NULL)
        *ptr = 0;


    ptr = buffer;
    return ptr;


}


static int
getCode(const char *message)
{
    char ptr[3] = { 0 };

    if(!message || *message == 0)
        return 0;

    if(strlen(message) < 3)
        return 0;

    ptr[0] = message[0];
    ptr[1] = message[1];
    ptr[2] = message[2];

    return atoi(ptr);

}


That is all you need.


This is the client

int
main(int argc, char **argv) {
  strunct snpp *s;

  s->ip = argv[1];
  s->port = atoi(argv[2);
  s->phone = argv[3]);

  sendSnppPage(&s, "Call Me");

  return;
}

Of course this code needs tweaking.  The main funciton that is





On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 12:52, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> 
> 
> I'm looking at the Net::SNPP module which appears a bit incomplete.  I
> don't know java so I'm running with perl.  Looks like I'll be using
> perl::expect since the Net::SNPP is complaining about missing or
> undefined arguements when I'm running cut and paste (except for pager
> number, etc) from the man page.
> 
> 
> Thus spake cfowler (cfowler at outpostsentinel.com):
> 
> > Who needs a stinkin client?.  SNPP, SMTP, and POP3 and what I would
call
> > transaction based interfaces.  This makes SNPP that more awesome.
It
> > means you can interface with telnet, Java, Perl, or even C.
> > 
> > Basically in Java do this:
> > 
> > try {
> >  Socket s = new Socket("snpp.nextel.com", 443);
> >  BufferedInputStream bis = new
BufferedInputStream(s.getInputStream());
> >  BufferedOutputStream bos = new
> > BufferedOutputStream(s.getOutputStream());
> > 
> >  // Know we have stream
> >  String s = bis.readLine();
> >  
> > 
> >  PAGE <Number>
> >  MESS <message>
> >  SEND
> >  QUIT
> > 
> >  // MAke sure after sending each command you get a 2XX respoinse
back. 
> > Just check the first 3 bytes in the bis.readLine() and convert to an
> > integer.  Then you can check the the number against 2XX.
> > 
> > Example Page I just did to Nextel, your carrier
> > 
> > 
> > [cfowler at cfowler - CHROOT insmod]$ telnet snpp.nextel.com 444
> > Trying 170.206.252.7...
> > Connected to snpp.nextel.com.
> > Escape character is '^]'.
> > 220 SNPP Gateway Ready
> > page 7705601050
> > 250 Pager ID Accepted
> > MESS Call me
> > 250 Message OK
> > SEND
> > 250 Message Sent Successfully
> > QUIT
> > 221 OK, Goodbye
> > Connection closed by foreign host.
> > 
> > With ease of use like that, who needs freshmeat to solve this one?
> > 
> > 
> > That simple.  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 12:25, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Got a good linux client?
> > > 
> > > Thus spake cfowler (cfowler at outpostsentinel.com):
> > > 
> > > > SNPP
> > > > 
> > > > Nextel supports it!
> > > > 
> > > > On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 09:50, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >   Ok, I'm still arguing with nextel about emailing to their
messaging
> > > > > servers.  Talking to their techs is along the lines of
explaining
> > > > > nuclear fusion t a chicken I've surmised.
> > > > > 
> > > > >   I'm trying to narrow down the argument here as much as
possible.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The scenario:
> > > > >   From my office I can email to <phone>@messaging.nextel.com
and get a
> > > > >     page within 2 mins
> > > > >   From my home (*.rdlg.net) any email to messaging.nextel.com
times out
> > > > >     and is never deleivered.
> > > > > 
> > > > >   I've been told to email to paging.nextel.com instead, but
see'ing as
> > > > >     it has the same MX servers there's not much difference.
Telnet to
> > > > >     port 25 on the MX connects from my office but not from
home.  (At this
> > > > >     point I'm told they don't use telnet to send messages,
they use an email
> > > > >     to SMS gateway...  BAWK!!!!)
> > > > > 
> > > > >   I've tested with my firewall completely dropped, no change
in
> > > > >     behavior.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Anyone have any thoughts on this?  It's become one of those
fights I
> > > > > just can't give up as it's now a matter of principle...
> > > > > 
> > > > > Robert
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > :wq!
> > > > >
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> > > > > Robert L. Harris                     | PGP Key ID: FC96D405
> > > > >                                
> > > > > DISCLAIMER:
> > > > >       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
> > > > > FYI:
> > > > >  perl -e 'print
$i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > _______________________________________________
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> > > > Ale at ale.org
> > > > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > :wq!
> > >
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> > > Robert L. Harris                     | PGP Key ID: FC96D405
> > >                                
> > > DISCLAIMER:
> > >       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
> > > FYI:
> > >  perl -e 'print
$i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > Ale mailing list
> > Ale at ale.org
> > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> 
> 
> 
> :wq!
>
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> Robert L. Harris                     | PGP Key ID: FC96D405
>                                
> DISCLAIMER:
>       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
> FYI:
>  perl -e 'print
$i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> 


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