On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 01:17:48PM +0100, Lars-Hendrik Schneider wrote: > >Try to add max-messages = 0 parameter in your default sms-services that > >handled unmatched keyword. > this is sometimes quite important. A short story: > I had a default answer for sms without a matching keyword like "Sorry, > but we cannot find a service for your keyword". Once I looked into the > logfiles and I was very surprised, that kannel was sending a lot of > messages to one number. What had happened? Our mobile phone provider had > has sent us an SMS containing an advertisment - so kannel didn't > understand it and sent back the default answer. But - you guess it, on > the other side at the provider the system answered this SMS with a > "Sorry ...", too. So the servers played pingpong via SMS with each > other. Because I realised it very early it did not lead do a lot of > money for stupid SMS. Since then I always set max-messages for default > to zero: "If you don't understand anything, please keep your f*** mouth > shut!"
I had this from a premium rate "sex chat" service - they spammed me and then charged ??2.50 per SMS. In a very short time the bill grew to several hundred pounds. Steve -- NetTek Ltd UK mob +44-(0)7775 755503 UK +44-(0)20 79932612 / US +1-(310)8577715 / Fax +44-(0)20 7483 2455 Skype/GoogleTalk/AIM stevekennedyuk / MSN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Euro Tech News Blog http://eurotechnews.blogspot.com
