Re: {bb} patch to use sms_client for SMS paging

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

Sounds excellent! Just what I'm after.

now, sorry to be a bozo, but how does one automatically apply a diff file
as a patch? I know I could do it by hand...

cheers

jesse

At 9:28 PM +1000 06/09/1999, Andrew Dalgleish wrote:
>I highly recommend using SMS client from http://www.styx.demon.co.uk/.
>It supports a large number of providers/protocols.
>(Saves re-inventing the wheel. :-)
>
>Here how I did it:
>* download/configure/make/install SMS client (the only problem I had was
>a flakey modem)
>* add the relevent user name, provider name, and phone number to
>/etc/sms/sms_addressbook
>* apply the patch below (small patch to bb-page1.sh and creates sendsms)
>* change the rules in bbwarnrules.cfg to something like
>"*;;*;;*;*;smsclient-yourname".
>(You could probably add "smsclient-provider:number", but why not use the
>address book?)
>
>Caveat - this patch doesn't have the random sleeps if the device is not
>free (I have a dedicated line).
>
>
>(For the unfortunate Optus users:
>I spoke to Optus, they recommend setting up an Optus internet account
>and using their email notification.
>Or you could try an extra Nokia mobile phone + cable + gnokii. :-)
>
>
>Regards,
>Andrew Dalgleish
>
>
>
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