Deepak Shrestha wrote: > Hi, > > Few years ago somebody mentioned me about the "mobile tools" or "SMS > server" or something like that can be implemented in linux, which can > be used as "call forwarding" services or something similar ..... Now I > wanted to know more about this. So googling gave me some result like > "gnokii" which is more on a personal mobile phone tool. This is not > what I was looking for exactly. I am looking for information on how to > implement the automated Services. > For example, if I have to login to my yahoo through my very simple > mobile phone, I have to compose my message with my ID & password and > send it to certain number, then I can read my yahoo mails..etc. etc. > > What I wanted to know is: > > 1) What are the technologies behind these? > 2) Are Mobile Companies, Yahoo etc. are using *nix platform to > implement this? or there are specialized hardwares? > 3) Are there packages for linux for implementing this (I don't know > what to call this..."set of technologies"?) > > Seems ambitious but I really want to know first in nut shell. Can some > body guide me on where to find information and guide me to correct > path? > > Sorry for posting this question here. I know its not related to fedora > release itself but Linux as a whole, but this is the best place I > found to post this question since I am using FC5. I hope somebody > knows about this in fedora community or may be somebody already has > implemented this in some company. > > > Thanks > You may want to look at SMS server tools: http://www.meinemullemaus.de To you them, you need ether a GSM modem, or a cell phone that will act as one. There is also a Perl module that will work with SMS messages. Check out: http://search.cpan.org/~johanvdb/GSM-SMS-0.162/docs/README.pod There are also a bunch of web-based SMS gateways, but I have not looked into them much. The only reason I know much about it is that I helped set up an incoming SMS message to SQL gateway. It looks like I didn't save the URL for the site that explained SMS messaging in detail, but you can find a lot of information by doing a Google search for "SMS message format". http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=SMS+message+format&btnG=Google+Search Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
