RE: What is the best way of sending SMS message....

[Kuncoro Hadi Wibowo <KUNCORO mkpi co id>]

I knew that some web merchant can give alert via SMS to their registered
member if the prices changes. www.hardwarezone.com is an example. Their
website using php script, probably they using linux too. Maybe you can
contact the webmaster.

-----Original Message-----
From: Umer Abdul Ahad [mailto:umer gcs com au]
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 6:16 AM
To: redhat-install-list redhat com
Subject: Re: What is the best way of sending SMS message....


Many thanks for your input Steve. I understand your suggestion, but I am
looking for more automated thing..........would you hapeen to know any
tool around which can do all of this.

Regards
Umer Abdul Ahad




Steve Fernandez wrote: 
> 
> Umer Abdul Ahad wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am in the prcoess of setting up a terminal which will monitor the
power
> > and Internet connectivity. As soon as the power goes down or the link
> > goes down, the terminal will send out a sms message on the techs mobile
> > phone that the "problem has occured".
> >
> > I need help in coming up with the best way of sending sms message. The
> > process is somewhat like this :
> >
> > * Email arrives in /var/spool/mail/username
> > * Connect via dial up (that means auto dial)
> > * Send email to mobile as sms message.
> >
> > Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Regards
> > Umer Abdul Ahad
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> 
>     This can be done in C. First, create a timer to monitor the output of
> the command "ps ax", in which a process that is running depending on your
> inet link should be there. As long as the output of ps contains this task,
> do nothing. Now, if this process is absent - which implies your link is
down
> - execute wvdial, and while the mail directory isn't empty, execute the
> command "sendmail -q" with an interval of a second or so. This is needed
> because wvdial takes some time for establishing the connection and
> handshake, authentication etc.
> 
> Regards,
> Steve Fernandez.
> 
> --
> Registered Linux user #211615
> Registered Linux machine #98619
> 
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