RE: re: sms messaging app using delphi 5

Steve,

>It will use a database, so your solution is viable - only difference is
that we will need hundreds (possibly thousands) of clients to supply phone
number and service provider. It may take a while, but there's no reason
why it can't be done.

Another coincidental benefit to using the e-mail gateways is that it
obviously also works to
send an e-mail as well. So, you could make your field generic, like
"EMailNotifyAddr". If the
person wants an e-mail, you put in their e-mail address, if they want a
text message, you
put in their cell phone text message address. By the way, even if you were
using SMS
Messaging directly, I am sure you have to identify the recipient, I assume
by their cell
phone number. The only additional info you need with this method is the
carrier. The web
page link I sent you has nearly all the carriers and if it is not found
there, I imagine you could
go to the carrier's web site and get the gateway information.

I have had to deal with getting the carrier for projects in the past. It
was easier then because
you could assume that a given areacode and 3-digit prefix would always be
the same carrier.
So, once you knew who the carrier was for one, you could assume that all
the others were the
same carrier. I am guessing that would still hold true for the vast
majority of numbers, but
since the number portability legislation was passed, people can change to a
different carrier
and keep their number, so you can't be sure. If I had thousands to do, I
would start by
getting a unique list of areacode and 3-digit prefix combinations, find out
who the carrier is
for one of them and assume all the others are the same carrier. You could
then manage
by exception by sending an e-mail to everyone letting them know you are
going to send a
test text message. Then send the test text message and followup with
another e-mail asking
for a confirmation from everyone about whether they received the text
message or not.

Glenn Lawler
www.incodesystems.com

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From: Wilson, Stephen [SMTP: stephen.wilson%40ipswichhospital.nhs.uk">stephen.wilsonipswichhospital.nhs.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 4:46 AM
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Subject: RE: [delphi-en] re: sms messaging app using delphi 5

Glenn

>;> If your app is not using a database

It will use a database, so your solution is viable - only difference is
that we will need hundreds (possibly thousands) of clients to supply phone
number and service provider. It may take a while, but there's no reason
why it can't be done.

Thanks to all again for your help.

Regards

Steve

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Glenn

>> I imagine you could go to the carrier's web site and get the gateway information

I am following your advice, but , , , , either I'm not very adept at searching or the info is in fact not so easy to find. I have been able to get, by googling, a comprehensive list of carriers in the form of e.g %27number%40O2.co.uk">'numberO2.co.uk', but on going to O2's site it's not easy to find what the 'number' format should be. I tried mailing Tesco (UK's largest supermarket chain who collaborate with O2 to provide Tesco Mobile network) to get their sms info yesterday but haven't received a reply. While googling, I came across a forum in which a guy from the US asked how he could mail to UK mobiles and he quoted Verizon sms gateway address as an example of how it's done in the States - he got no reply! Are they conspiring against us here !!

Regards

Steve

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Steve,

I must take you back a little.with what you understand so far.what again are
you trying to achieve?

From: Wilson, Stephen [mailto: stephen.wilson%40ipswichhospital.nhs.uk">stephen.wilsonipswichhospital.nhs.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:07 PM
To: delphi-en%40yahoogroups.com">delphi-enyahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [delphi-en] re: sms messaging app using delphi 5

Glenn

>;> I imagine you could go to the carrier's web site and get the gateway
information

I am following your advice, but , , , , either I'm not very adept at
searching or the info is in fact not so easy to find. I have been able to
get, by googling, a comprehensive list of carriers in the form of e.g
%27number%40O2.co.uk">'numberO2.co.uk <mailto:%27number%40O2.co.uk> ', but on going to O2's site
it's not easy to find what the 'number' format should be. I tried mailing
Tesco (UK's largest supermarket chain who collaborate with O2 to provide
Tesco Mobile network) to get their sms info yesterday but haven't received a
reply. While googling, I came across a forum in which a guy from the US
asked how he could mail to UK mobiles and he quoted Verizon sms gateway
address as an example of how it's done in the States - he got no reply! Are
they conspiring against us here !!

Regards

Steve

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