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SMS gateway ....

Started by RCMF, June 06, 2011, 11:49:47 AM

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RCMF

....it's a very specific application i have in mind but has anyone thought about an SMS to SMF gateway to enable users to post via an SMS message?  I guess it would need users to pre-register a cell number for look-up purposes.  Anyone any thoughts on this?

青山 素子

That would be a bit difficult as you'd need to hook the SMS side into the phone network, or have some kind of device that would get the message. As such, it's one of those highly-specific things that you won't easily find. It'll be even more difficult to find if you want to hook into short codes for the various cellular networks.

Potentially, you could find a "post by email" solution and then find something that will turn a text message into an e-mail for that tool.

Eventually, you'll run into issues with origin spoofing and the like, so simply accepting the phone number in the lookup is legit won't be foolproof.
Motoko-chan
Director, Simple Machines

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