On Monday 13 February 2006 16:00, Nick Rout wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:34:59 +1300
>
> Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi... a question or 2 for anyone who might know
> >
> > I just did a system update, and my first surprise was the option to send
> > SMS messages to all vodafone numbers in my contact list. Unfortunatly it
> > doesn't quite work.
> >
> > It informs that:
> > "There is no application set which could be executed. Please go to the
> > settings dialog and configure one."
> >
> > So i go there, and am confronted with:
> > http://millerton.co.nz/images/pix/no-sms1.png
> >
> > um.... script hooks ey? script hooks to what?
> >
> > Does anyone know what the missing parts of the jigsaw are here?
>
> quite simply it appears that you need a script that will send an sms
> message.
>
> there are two ways of doing that,
>
> 1. connecting a cellphone up and getting software that will send a text
> message, this is pretty easy if you have the right cell phone I believe.
>
> 2. subscribing to one of those web based sms services (the names all
> escape me now) and finding or writing a script to send a message
> through one of those.
>
> > At the moment its just a new option of nothing, allthough as the SMS link
> > has only been made available to vodafone numbers, clearly something new
> > is in place, but i don't actually know what, let alone how to make it
> > work...
> >
> > While i'm at it, there seems to be a problem with the map reference on
> > all my addresses. Clicking on any address in my contact list opens a page
> > at http://www.uk.map24.com/ that informs me that parameters are wrong.
> > This has been an ongoing problem, and not the result of the latest
> > update...
>
> Backwater unsupported?
>
> > --
> >
> > :D

So the short answer would appear to be forget it with the map, and expect to 
pay money and add something undefined for SMS?

I think i'll give up while i'm behind :p
-- 
:D

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