RE: [HC Evolution] SMS

[Fernando Madruga <FMadruga ascoimbra pt>]

The upper limit is usually 5*160 characters, that is, even thought a
single message can only have 160 characters, you can compose a bigger
message that is sent in up to 5 pieces. When using an email to sms
service, the operator usually adds some few more characters to the msg
so the limit is somewhat smaller.

Bye,
  Fernando Madruga, fmadruga ascoimbra pt

-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Karlberg [mailto:erik karlberg org]
Sent: terça-feira, 28 de Março de 2000 12:21
To: evolution helixcode com
Subject: Re: [HC Evolution] SMS



I think that the different ways of sending SMS should be implemented as
different transports. 

For example, to send SMS via a modem dial-up connection, we should have
one transport, for a http-sms-gateway we should have another transport,
for SMS via custom GSM-hardware we should have another transport, for
sending using a cable to your GSM-phone we should have another one, and
so on.

There might also be of interest with a sms-provider, which can poll for
sms-messages from for example a phone, or maybe use some sort of other
modem dial-up connection to poll for messages.

Another thing that might be worth thinking about regarding this, is that
SMS messages can only be 160 characters long... So when you compose a
SMS-message, there should be some limit to how long the message can be.

Regards,

Erik

Fernando Madruga wrote:
> I don't think that should be much of an issue... After all, it can always
be
> added at a later time, and most good mobile operators do allow email to be
> sent to mobile phones as in 123456789 sms operator com or something like
> that.
>
> Bye,
>   Fernando Madruga
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miguel de Icaza [mailto:miguel helixcode com]
> Sent: segunda-feira, 27 de Março de 2000 12:20
> To: u07ih abdn ac uk
> Cc: evolution helixcode com
> Subject: Re: [HC Evolution] SMS
>
> >
http://zamolxe.csis.ul.ie/Magellan/Screenshots/Shots/magellan-maildisplay.ht
> ml
> > is a screenshot of Magellan, and on the sidebar it has a "Send SMS
> message"
> > option. Speaking to Dan Winship about this, he told me to email this
list
> to ask
> > that the Evolution mailer backend thing be generic enough to send SMSs.
>
> I do not know how to send SMS messages at all.  But I looked at
> Magellan's code for it, and it was empty.  It is just an icon
> currently.
>
> Miguel

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