narmi2
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Text Messaging Server
Hi,
I want to create my own text messaging server without using someone elses API's. I need to make my own one because I am expecting a lot of users and don't think these third party API's are realiable or fast enough.
How would I go about doing this?
For example, how would i contact a network provider and ask them to set this up
Will they give me an api for the web?
how much will it code?
what hardware will i need
and so on.
I want to create my own text messaging server without using someone elses API's. I need to make my own one because I am expecting a lot of users and don't think these third party API's are realiable or fast enough.
How would I go about doing this?
For example, how would i contact a network provider and ask them to set this up
Will they give me an api for the web?
how much will it code?
what hardware will i need
and so on.
You can send messages to carrier's SMS networks directly, or through a 3rd party that can route it to the proper carrier. If you know the carrier, you can send it to them directly, many carriers support SNPP and SMTP to send messages. Here is a list of SMTP servers for carriers: http://www.notepage.net/smtp.htm. Here is a list of SNPP servers for carriers: http://www.notepage.net/snpp.htm. The SMTP API would be easiest to use. There are existing APIs for SNPP if you go that route, such as jsnpp for Java: http://sourceforge.net/projects/jsnpp. Again, this requires you to know what carrier you need to send the message to. If you don't know, you will have to use a 3rd party to route it for you.
ASKER
If you just have an application that sends SMS messages to specific carriers then it isn't necessary.
If you are routing messages from one carrier to another, or say from a carrier to your application, then Kannel would provide you some benefits. But if you aren't integrating with the carriers, then it isn't necessary and would just be overhead.
If you are routing messages from one carrier to another, or say from a carrier to your application, then Kannel would provide you some benefits. But if you aren't integrating with the carriers, then it isn't necessary and would just be overhead.
ASKER
i will be sending messages across the globe...
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