If you intend to use your Sat phone or cell phone to receive Short Message Service(SMS) it is a good idea to test the system out as the email address is a bit long. Generally the messages can be 120 or 160 characters in length, use an id consisting of the phone number plus some service provider name like vtext.com or some such. 1015551212@vtext.com or similar. The subject line plus the body text are counted as part of the message character count. In most cases the phone service provides a web page where you can type in the number and then enter the message. Iridium, Verizon and Cingular each have such pages. Scott Bulger will have access to the numbers where I can be reached while on passage. He has volunteered to keep an eye on us. Woe be he if he flubs this up. Mike Capt. Mike Maurice Tualatin(Portland), Oregon