[clug] sms from the command line?

[Scott Ferguson]

On 17/11/11 10:01, Carlo Hamalainen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there a cheap way to send a text message to an Australian mobile
> phone number from the command line in Linux? I need to monitor a
> server, and based on current experience I would only send  about 3 to
> 5 messages per year. I'm on Internode with Nodephone is that is any
> help.
> 
> -- Carlo

Using a mobile phone/3G modem:-
gammu
gnokii
gsmlib
gsm-utils
OpenSMPP[*1]
GSMI/GSMD::gnokii[*2]
libsms-send-perl
smsclient
smstools


Using Skype:-
Clisk[*3]
skysentials (requires python-skype)[*4]
use the Skype public API:-
http://search.cpan.org/~ecarroll/Net-DBus-Skype-0.02/lib/Net/DBus/Skype.pm
http://intunsigned.co.uk/?p=77


There used to be some free web SMS gateways - I'm not aware of any still
running that serve Australia.

Suggestion - many mobile phones have email ability...




Cheers

[*1] Java, I haven't tested it:-
http://sourceforge.net/projects/smstools/
[*2] Perl module for gnokii (I haven't tested it)
[*3] I haven't tested it:-
http://www.for-the-people.com/dlee/www/skype/clisk/
[*4] I had problems with the version in the Squeeze repositories - you
may have better luck with the upstream version.