SMS From Linux?

tony5429 · 2009-03-12 20:41:06

I've been using Gmail's built-in sms client and just had the idea that it would be neat if I could send SMS directly from Linux (CLI or a programme like pidgin)... Just wondering if anyone knows of a service for it.

NeoXP · 2009-03-12 20:45:54

I use wammu for this. I have a connection througt bluetooth. Another option is phonetooth.

tony5429 · 2009-03-12 20:53:56

For both of these though, you need a mobile phone to connect to. Gmail's service is a completely free sms service - so you type your message and the phone number and they send the sms to the phone.

tony5429 · 2009-03-12 20:59:49

I guess I'm looking for an open-source interface to a service like http://gizmosms.com or http://www.text4free.net so that I can send a text message from linux, without opening up firefox and using the sites' captcha system.

dannytatom · 2009-03-12 21:06:08

You could write a small ruby script using Scrubyit to send texts through text4free's site.

Oh wait, didn't realize there was a CAPTCHA. If you use http://www.txt2day.com/ instead, you could have the script output the anti-spam question, get your answer, then send it to the form before submitting.

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tony5429 · 2009-03-12 21:11:22

Yeah, I guess because sms service always does have an associated cost, the only way to do it through the internet (without your own phone), is to go through a website with ads which will then naturally have a CAPTCHA or math statement to deter automation.

cactus · 2009-03-12 21:16:43

tony5429 wrote:

I've been using Gmail's built-in sms client and just had the idea that it would be neat if I could send SMS directly from Linux (CLI or a programme like pidgin)... Just wondering if anyone knows of a service for it.

most carriers have an email gateway.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_gatewa … S_gateways

lots of ways to send email from a command line.

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fukawi2 · 2009-03-12 21:53:21

I used to use the smsclient package -- it's not internet bound and requires a 56k dialup, but it worked beautifully for me

tony5429 · 2009-03-13 01:41:27

sweet; I might just have to write a little open-source code to use the email to sms gateway...

sendsms -n 15555555555 "hey! i'm texting you from my computer!"

next task is going to be figuring out if the carrier can be determined by the phone number...

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cactus · 2009-03-13 02:02:09

tony5429 wrote:

next task is going to be figuring out if the carrier can be determined by the phone number...

I doubt it, since numbers are supposed to be 'portable' these days (change carriers and take it with you).
You could probably add a flag for carrier though, and have it extrapolate the appropriate email suffixing for you.

sendsms -c att -n 1555555555 "oh balls."

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tony5429 · 2009-03-13 02:05:06

Okay; I'm playing with this a little bit, using postfix (my mail client of choice). Is there a way I can send the EOT signal via commandline? I can do this...

[root@norpass ~]# mail email@gmail.com -s "hey"
hey! what's up?!
EOT

and it works, but I'd like to be able to send the CTRL+D EOT signal all in one step... something like...

[root@norpass ~]# mail email@gmail.com -s "hey" -m "hey! what's up?!"

Does anyone know if there's a way to do that?

tony5429 · 2009-03-13 02:46:55

Okay; I'm writing the C code now...

system("mail number@txt.att.net -s \"\" hey CTRL+D");

How do I get the CTRL+D in there? How do I pass the EOT/EOF signal to sendmail without making the user actually push CTRL+D? I know there must be a simple way...

tony5429 · 2009-03-13 02:54:58

Got it; had to pipe it.

tony5429 · 2009-03-13 02:58:59

cactus wrote:

tony5429 wrote:
next task is going to be figuring out if the carrier can be determined by the phone number...
I doubt it, since numbers are supposed to be 'portable' these days (change carriers and take it with you).
You could probably add a flag for carrier though, and have it extrapolate the appropriate email suffixing for you.
sendsms -c att -n 1555555555 "oh balls."

True; I can also brute-force it by default, if the user does't specify a carrier, and just send to all known carriers. Not as secure, as a number could be repeated under a different carrier with a different country code, but it would work.

cactus · 2009-03-13 06:12:23

tony5429 wrote:

cactus wrote:
tony5429 wrote:
next task is going to be figuring out if the carrier can be determined by the phone number...
I doubt it, since numbers are supposed to be 'portable' these days (change carriers and take it with you).
You could probably add a flag for carrier though, and have it extrapolate the appropriate email suffixing for you.
sendsms -c att -n 1555555555 "oh balls."
True; I can also brute-force it by default, if the user does't specify a carrier, and just send to all known carriers. Not as secure, as a number could be repeated under a different carrier with a different country code, but it would work.

sounds pretty spammy to me.
not everyone gets free SMS either.

mythus · 2009-03-13 15:26:13

Just so you know, using pidgin and an AIM account, through AIM you can text to cell phones. Just put in the number with a plus in front of it and text away. I often chat with my friends and wife like this lol.

Example, +15555555555

SO that would be + the country code, the area or city code, and the number

Now remember you can only do this through AIM really on pidgin. You can't do it through kopete at first, though once you add them to your budy list on pidgin, once you transfer over to kopete it will add it to your kopete list as well allowing you to use that if you prefer.

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