Hi folks, Some of you may be interested in integrating AOLServer with a mobile network, and in particular using Text Messages.
OpenMSG have recently developed a few extensions to AOLServer that provide queuing, connection management, device drivers and so forth for adding Text Message facilities to you web service. We very much want to pass *anything* we develop back into the community and therefore we've os'ed it all. This was originally developed for use with OpenACS 4.x, but is probably generally useful to other AOLServer users. It provides a serialised set of manageable queues and connections that were originally developed with web-farms and direct operator connections, but it just as usable with a simple GSM modem. It also makes it very easy to run a separate store-and-forward SMS server, allowing multiple services to share a common queuing system. Its made of of (mostly) AOLServer extensions with a simple ACS package if required. Its had a fair bit of testing and been operating for a few months now, so should be reasonably useful. At the moment I'd consider the software in beta and we've not yet had time to publish all our documentation, but some of the more adventurous amongst you may wish to experiment. Obviously its all gpl'ed etc... so your free to use it as you see fit. You can download the software at <a href="http://213.107.207.131";>OpenMSG Download Server</a>. (http://213.107.207.131) Hope you find it useful and I always look forward to any feedback. You can either mail me on this list, or better still post up on the OpenACS forums... i read them more frequently. I will put a simple bulletin board up on the site at some point... Warmest regards Simon Millward Director OpenMSG Limited Tel: +44 (0) 7818 045801 OpenMSG Limited - 4 Hetling Court, Bath, BA1 1SH, England Tel: +44 (0)1225 48-48-05 Fax: +44 (0)1225 31-67-89 Web: http://www.open-msg.net Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of OpenMSG Ltd.
