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

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

>> 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).
>
>
>But it appears to be able to queue multiple instances ????
>Looks good, I'll have a play with this.
>
>Maybe Sean would be interested in standardising on this rather than Kermit
>????

Yes, I was thinking along the same lines acutally. It's fantastic. After I
learnt that you put "cua0" for modem device, not "/dev/cua0" (@#$%#$@)


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      Jesse Reynolds - Virtual Artists Pty Ltd - http://www.va.com.au
            Email: jesse (at) va.com.au        - http://virtual.artists


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