{bb} SMS Paging with Aussie Telco's - Vodafone, Telstra

[Jesse Reynolds <lizst@va.com.au>]

Hi

I'm trying to set up my big brother installation to page me and my clients
when different servers go down. I will be paging exclusively to SMS mobile
phones in australia. Unfortunately they don't seem to use TAP or any other
known protocol. For example, Vodafone Australia use an interactive text
session, which is reproduced FYI at the end of this email (it includes the
sending of two different messages to two different Vodafone mobiles).

Are there any kermit scripts for BB already written that would suit this
kind of pager server?

Is there a better way to do it?

Are there any examples of very simpistic kermit scripts for the kermit
dummies like myself? - preferably ones that do similar stuff to what I want
to do here.

cheers

-jesse

-----< kermit session reproduced below >-----

(/installers/kermit_7_install/) C-Kermit>dial 0414 100 200
 Trying: 0414 100 200...
 Device: /dev/cua0, modem: suprafaxmodem, speed: 9600
 Dial timeout: 70 seconds
 To cancel: type your interrupt character (normally Ctrl-C).
 Call complete: "CONNECT 9600".
Connecting to /dev/cua0, speed 9600.
The escape character is Ctrl-\ (ASCII 28, FS)
Type the escape character followed by C to get back,
or followed by ? to see other options.
----------------------------------------------------


WELCOME TO THE VODAFONE TELENOTE SERVICE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES CONCERNING THIS PRODUCT, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR
SERVICE PROVIDER OR CALL VODAFONE CUSTOMER CARE ON 0414141414.

PLEASE ENTER THE MOBILE NUMBER IN INTERNATIONAL FORMAT, E.G. 61414XXXXXX,
FOLLOWED BY RETURN, (OR RETURN TO QUIT).

>61414669790
PLEASE TYPE YOUR TELENOTE, (MAXIMUM 160 CHARACTERS), FOLLOWED BY RETURN.

Testing 1, 2, 3... Is this working???
MESSAGE ACCEPTED.
PLEASE ENTER THE MOBILE NUMBER IN INTERNATIONAL FORMAT, E.G. 61414XXXXXX,
FOLLOWED BY RETURN, (OR RETURN TO QUIT).

>61414498646
PLEASE TYPE YOUR TELENOTE, (MAXIMUM 160 CHARACTERS), FOLLOWED BY RETURN.

>hi! how are you?
MESSAGE ACCEPTED.
PLEASE ENTER THE MOBILE NUMBER IN INTERNATIONAL FORMAT, E.G. 61414XXXXXX,
FOLLOWED BY RETURN, (OR RETURN TO QUIT).

>
THANK YOU. GOODBYE.+++""
Communications disconnect (Back at goat.va.com.au)
----------------------------------------------------
(/installers/kermit_7_install/) C-Kermit>


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