On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, David Woolley wrote:
> >
> > I trying to use post_data for automatic sending of SMS through the website
>
> ( For the person that asked, SMS is "short message service", also called
> text messaging. It's a system for sending up to 160 characters to GSM
> mobile phones. It's very popular with students in the UK, as you can send
> messages in class without being noticed!)
>
> > of my mobile phone operator. I read the previous posts on post_data usage
>
> I would check their terms and conditions carefully. yahoo.co.uk offer such
> a service in the UK, but they take positive steps to frustrate automation
> of the page because it would be valuable to SMS spammers. Also, SMS is
> a big money earner for the mobile phone companies in the UK; yahoo can
> only afford to provide it because of the people it attracts to their
> advertisers.
At least here in the States, most SMS phones have email addresses associated with
them. For example, my carrier (Cingular) offers an email address at <11 digit phone
#>@mobile.mycingular.com which works great for me. You may want to see if you can get
something like that. (Even for an additional monthly fee... It's well worth it.)
--Matt
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