[ale] Still dealing with Nextel

[Robert L. Harris]

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!
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 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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: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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