Sending SMS...

[Fazer]

Jarek Zgoda <jzgoda at gazeta.usun.pl> wrote in message news:<bk12hf$s98$1 at nemesis.news.tpi.pl>...
> Fazer <faizanNOSPAM at jaredweb.com> pisze:
>   
> >> > Can anyone point me to a way on how to send a SMS message using Python?
> >> 
> >> Use web gateway, like 1rstWap.com. I think it's simplest method.
> > 
> > Thanks, but how would I implement that?  Any ideas?
> 
> Just send appropriately crafted HTTP request to the gateway's webserver
> using httplib. You should analyze page source to get some basic things
> like http field names and a name of script, where you should send your
> data (form action="script_name").
> 
> Also, be aware, that 1rstWap.com (and many other free SMS web gateways)
> require prior user registration, that can not be handled by program
> (they show user some picture with text that need to be entered
> correctly).


Thanks for your reply.  I thought I would have to use sockets but I
guess http would be easier.