June 27, 200818 yr Tricky one, I need to set up an sms messaging server on a linux server, so that users are alerted by sms whenever a new job comes in that they may like to bid upon, does anyone have any suggestions? I'm not sure how this would work - the site is hosted in the states, surely it would need a data cable and a mobile connected to a uk based server, hmm? Also, and this is the tricky part, would it be possible to only send an sms when a job comes up in the postcodes you have specified? Is there postcode software that would integrate with this?
June 27, 200818 yr Tricky one, I need to set up an sms messaging server on a linux server, so that users are alerted by sms whenever a new job comes in that they may like to bid upon, does anyone have any suggestions? Also, and this is the tricky part, would it be possible to only send an sms when a job comes up in the postcodes you have specified? Is there postcode software that would integrate with this? maybe this link may help you, http://www.x11.net/wiki/index.php/Setting_up_an_SMS_Gateway For the postcode specifc. Don't you have your users postcode in your database? you could just querry the users that live in the certain postcode Greetz R-J
June 27, 200818 yr Author maybe this link may help you, http://www.x11.net/wiki/index.php/Setting_up_an_SMS_Gateway For the postcode specifc. Don't you have your users postcode in your database? you could just querry the users that live in the certain postcode Greetz R-J Thanks R-J. Though I think that solution is a bit more hands-on than I want to be, I found quite an elegant pay as-you-go solution with these guys www.txtlocal.co.uk and www.postcodeanywhere.com, thanks anyway though Phil
June 27, 200818 yr Thanks R-J. Though I think that solution is a bit more hands-on than I want to be, I found quite an elegant pay as-you-go solution with these guys www.txtlocal.co.uk and www.postcodeanywhere.com, thanks anyway though Phil Hmm ye it's a lot of coding work if you wanna do this on your own probably easier/cheaper to let someone do it for you. Gonna be harder to link it to the postal though if you use 2 companies. But i thought the people your goin the text are alrdy user on your website. So you probably already have their postal information.
June 27, 200818 yr Author Hmm ye it's a lot of coding work if you wanna do this on your own probably easier/cheaper to let someone do it for you. Gonna be harder to link it to the postal though if you use 2 companies. But i thought the people your goin the text are alrdy user on your website. So you probably already have their postal information. mm yes they do but there are a few perks to the online solution, like distance calculation, google maps api integration etc. It's less than a penny a query so if the client can stand paying for the credits.... Otherwise I can see myself driving down to london with some old pentium and a nokia and a datacable... nice bike btw )
June 27, 200818 yr mm yes they do but there are a few perks to the online solution, like distance calculation, google maps api integration etc. It's less than a penny a query so if the client can stand paying for the credits.... Otherwise I can see myself driving down to london with some old pentium and a nokia and a datacable... nice bike btw ) Distance on a mobile phone can be tricky you just have to hope it's registered to the correct postcode. Thx, with Fuel prices (and my driving style) it's starting to become a bit costly though
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