SendPage proc (client)

Format

SendPage(msg,recipient,options)

Returns

Returns number of recipients successfully contacted.

Args

• msg: text to send
• recipient: key or list of keys to page
• options: text string containing key=value options

summon (0/1)

• If not included in the options, this is 0. If included in the options without assigning it to anything, it is 1. A value of 1 sends the recipient the sender’s location so they can join by clicking on the message.
• If not included in the options, this is 0. If included in the options without assigning it to anything, it is 1. A value of 1 sends causes the message to be delivered as email. If this is not possible, it is delivered as a long-lived pager message. Normally, pager messages expire within a short time after being sent (half an hour).
• For email messages, this specifies the subject to use.

The user is prompted to authorize sending of the pager message. The recipient may easily respond or jump to the sender’s location by clicking on the link in the pager message. The effect is identical to that of the sending a page through the Dream Seeker pager.

The options are encoded in the same format read by text2params(). The valid options are: