I think i should clarify point 1 what i want to be able to do is recieve a text message (via the plugged in phone) and then some software that i will develop myself will pick this message up via the API, and then will do whatever it deems necessary depending upon the content of the message, and then will send a reply to the originator of the text by pushing it back through the API onto the phone and away.
if that makes sense ^^ :) >>> Odhiambo Washington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/10/2003 15:09:09 >>> * Edd Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20031006 17:01]: wrote: > Hi > > I am new to the list so hello to all members :) > > I am researching the use of standalone SMS systems that can provide > two-way interactivity. > > The basic design brief that i am researching is a system that could do > the following : > > 1): Receive SMS messages and respond to them in return via SMS. > > 2): The system should be able to run on a linux box that has a mobile > phone attached via an external port for sending and receiving SMS's. > > 3): The system must work in the United Kingdom. > > 4): The system must have an API > > 5): The system must be open source. > > My question would be is the above possible using Kannel as a basic kick > off point? > Kannel can do 2,3,4 and has 5. About 1, am not sure about the aspect of the system itself doing the responding. -Wash -- Odhiambo Washington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "The box said 'Requires Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com Windows 95, NT, or better,' Tel: +254 2 313985-9 +254 2 313922 so I installed FreeBSD." GSM: +254 72 743223 +254 733 744121 This sig is McQ! :-) "He was a modest, good-humored boy. It was Oxford that made him insufferable."
