Comments on: Email to SMS gateway

By: Bricky

Bricky — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:17:46 +0000

chaminda :
I setup every thing. But it’s not work.
I want clarify something.

1.What is that SMSPASS

SMSPASS is your web password on o2.ie, vodafone.ie, or meteor.ie (depending on which service you use).

2. Am I have to send text messages from the sub domain of parent domain (user@sms.mydomain.com or user@mydomain.com)

In the configuration I describe above, you would have to use phonenumber@sms.yourdomain.com. The reason it needs a distinct domain is so that all emails for that domain will get forwarded to one account (which is not a normal arrangement).

By: chaminda

chaminda — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:08:05 +0000

I setup every thing. But it’s not work.
I want clarify something.

1.What is that SMSPASS
2. Am I have to send text messages from the sub domain of parent domain (user@sms.mydomain.com or user@mydomain.com)

Please help me

Thanks

By: D.Sully

D.Sully — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:52:02 +0000

excellent, just what I was looking for, must give this a while on a VM later on.
could be a handy one to use with a IP webcam & motion detection

By: Bricky

Bricky — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:21:12 +0000

You’re absolutely right Abu, reliable was the wrong word to use. It implies ‘assured delivery’, which this setup does not provide.

However, it should be pointed out that this solution does provide ‘assured notification of failure’ (since it emails you the output of o2sms), which is usually more than you’d get from a similar solution using tap, gsm modems, gnokii etc.

Also note that this setup is limited to 250/300 messages per month (depending on provider) and so does not compete with the services you offer.

By: Abu

Abu — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:16:57 +0000

The 02SMS service seems very nifty and free but, in my opinion, can hardly be considered as reliable.

From what I read, it simulates a web browser which, according to my understanding:

1. Opens up the network’s login page.
2. Logs in and maintains the seesion.
3. Opens up the page with the form used by human users to send sms.
4. Submits the form to send the sms.

If my understanding is right, the network simply needs to change the location of either pages or change the names of any input variables on either pages and the whole thing falls apart.

Please correct me if i’m wrong.