SMS messaging

[Al Tobey]

On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 11:41, Anders Holm wrote:
> Hi Al.
> 
> Just a slight correction/clarification here, since this confused me a 
> tad bit initially.
> 
> I work with supporting a SMS gateway software, so I come across a number 
> of protocols used for SMS. What confused me was what I thought initially 
> to be a typo, but alas no it wasn't. OTOH, SNPP is a protocol for 
> pagers, and not for SMS. The most common protocol I see for SMS is a 
> protocol named SMPP.
You are actually right.  SNPP may not fall under the SMS umbrella, but
for the purposes of what most people want to do with Nagios, it works
just fine and is actually better in my experience.  With SNPPv3, I can
set up response codes which I can then retrieve to do things like
acknowledgements and other various commands.

I don't know what other providers provide as far as SMS goes, but my
experience with Nextel has been that SNPP is superior, especially if you
want 2-way messaging.  Their SMS service also has a more limited message
size, which is annoyingly only 256 characters, while SNPP allows up to
2048 IIRC.

If anybody wants it, I can send out a kermit script for sending TAP
messages that can be used as a backup in case of internet connection
failure.  If you're not the DIY kind of person, check out sendpage
http://sendpage.cpoint.net/ .

> Just so people are aware of what they'll be getting, I mean... ;)
Of course.

> //Anders//
> 
> Al Tobey wrote:
> 
> > http://search.cpan.org/~tobeya/Net-SNPP-1.16/
> > http://search.cpan.org/~tobeya/Net-SNPP-1.16/lib/Net/SNPP.pm
> > 
> > If you download and install the Net::SNPP package, it includes perl
> > utilities for sending e-pages.  They should be pretty easy to customize,
> > too.  Almost every wireless provider supports SNPP.  You may run into
> > problems if your firewall is blocking the outbound port you need.
> > 
> > -Al Tobey
> > 
> > On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 05:21, Alwyn Cherrington wrote:
> > 
> >>I was looking for an alternative SMS application, can you help?
> >>
> >>I tried to access these sites from the Nagios Documentation links and
> >>was told by my Internet administrator :
> >>
> >>The first dump is web based email via http not ftp. Web based email is
> >>blocked and will remain so.
> >>
> >>The second screen dump shows that a password is required by the site
> >>so there is nothing we can do.
> >>
> >>
> >>I didn't send the fourth screen dump
> >>      * SprintPCS (SMS phones)
> >>      * 
> >>        
> >>              * Gnokii (SMS software for contacting Nokia phones via
> >>                GSM network) 
> >>              * 
> >>                
> >>                      * SMS Client (command line utility for sending
> >>                        messages to pagers and mobile phones) 
> >>                      * 
> >>                        
> >>                        
> >>                        regards,
> >>                        
> >>                        Alwyn Cherrington
> >>                
> >>        
> >>
> >>
> >>**********************************************************************
> >>This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
> >>intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they
> >>are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify
> >>the system manager.
> >>
> >>This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept 
> >>for the presence of computer viruses.
> >>
> >>Please contact internet.administrators at notes.manchester.gov.uk 
> >>with any queries.
> 
> 
> 
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