C-era, I have the script for you (SMS, that is). I use breathe.com to send SMS to UK networks: it delivers fast, the only problem has been its very slow interface. So I created a Fast SMS script. You can check it out online, and download the source (GPL) from that URL. There's info about it on that page, and a shameless plug on my home node.

It is currently designed to run as a CGI prog, but can be modified with ease to work in a way like:

send_sms($number, $message);

[download]

The script is very well commented as well.

The only problem is that Breathe's servers are quite often busy: so I have now started using the free SMS service at Lycos UK, however this would be harder to automate. Nevertheless, my Fast SMS script is still very useful, IMHO.

If you actually have access to the phone that you're going to be sending the message to, you can sign up with BT Cellnet Genie (available to all networks, not just Cellnet). This gives you an e-mail address where all received messages are sent to your phone.

Hope this helps.

In reply to Re: Sending SMSes (in UK) & faxes from Perl by SuperCruncher
in thread Sending SMSes (in UK) & faxes from Perl by dmtelf

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