Email to SMS

[Danbabe]

Does anyone know if ASP has a built-in component to deal with emails to SMS (Text messaging)? Much in the same way that CDONTS manages emails from within a web page, is there a similar way ASP can manage sending an SMS to a mobile number?

I have searched the web and there are some companies that will let you do this if you want to pay or sign up to their services. I have developed a webmail based system for customers to pick up their emails online using ASP. You can view a demo here: www.webmail.fastsites.co.uk (http://www.webmail.fastsites.co.uk/default.asp?email=demo@fastsites.co.uk&password=demo)

I wish to add a line under the To, From, CC etc to give the user the ability to enter a mobile number. When the email is sent, the idea is to determine whether the mobile field has been enterered and then run a seperate script that will convert the body to an SMS message and send to the desired mobile number entered by the user.

Any ideas would be thankfully received

Dan

[chrismartz]

I doubt that ASP Classic has such a component being that classic isn't being developed anylonger. you may want to look into asp.net for newer technology. Here's a link to a asp.net tutorial online and it is freeware!
http://www.scripts.com/asp-net-scripts/communication-scripts/send-an-sms-text-message

Looks like I was wrong....a simple google search helped. Take a look at http://www.hotscripts.com/ASP/Scripts_and_Components/Communication_Tools/

[dsumanik]

I have never used ASP before, could someone walk me through how to set up a website form that will submit text messages to a specific phone number?

I am extremely fluent in css and forms, just never had to integrate SMS before.

[minority]

the only way to submit a form to send via sms is from an external company that does this and send your form to them to which they would send it to the mobile.

this will cost you money per text due to the mobile service charges

also dsumanik its better to create your own thread than to post in others so that you get your answer correctly

[dsumanik]

thanks for the tips, ill try another thread which fiorum would you recommend?

[minority]

do it in this forum but click on new thread instead of post as you will get your own then to get answers from ppl as generally once there x amount of threads ppl dont look into the thread as someone is dealing with it.