I'd like to add notification of events via fax or SMS from Perl to some existing applications.

The telephone numbers, user names etc are stored in a CSV file in the format of user id, user password, name, email address,notify. I can write code to parse/munge this CSV file easily. If notify = 2 notification is by fax. notify = 1 is by SMS. notify = 0 means no notification at all.

The end user can change how they wish to be notified by email or the Web. All this does is toggle the notify bit for that user if the user knows their own user number and password.

What I'm not so sure about is how to add fax/SMS notification functionality. Does anyone have easily modifiable scripts to enable something like this: 

&sendfax(user_name,user_number,msg);
&sendsms(user_name,user_number,msg);

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I understand there are fax/sms gateways - how do you find out which are suitable for occasional use (free) or how to set up one yourself inside a company network?

Any and all advice gratefully received!

Thanks!

dmtelf

In reply to Sending SMSes (in UK) & faxes from Perl by dmtelf

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