sms2irc

Summary:

Files:

• sms2irc.pl v0.1

Install Instructions:

1. Put your copy of sms2irc.pl somewhere appropriate: /usr/local/bin
2. Make sure the path to perl on the first line is correct for your system.
3. You will also need these two perl modules. They also may already be installed on system. If not, try:
   

     # perl -MCPAN -e shell
     cpan> install Net::IRC
     cpan> install Mail::Internet
     cpan> quit

4. Add the one of the following to your /etc/aliases or equivilent:
   test: "| /usr/local/bin/sms2irc.pl example.com 6667 \\#test"
   or
   test: "| /usr/local/bin/sms2irc.pl" with the server, port, and channel hard coded in the script.
   

Operational Instructions:

• Send email to the address you set up. Only the From field and the first line of the body are sent to the server.

Example:

• Send an email with the client of your choice:

  >telnet yourMailServer 25
  Trying 127.0.0.1...
  Connected to localhost.
  Escape character is '^]'.
  220 x.example.com ESMTP Postfix
  HELO localhost
  250 x.example.com
  MAIL FROM:4155551234@vtext.com
  250 Ok
  RCPT TO:test@x.example.com
  250 Ok
  DATA
  354 End data with .
  From: 4155551234@vtext.com
  To: test@x.example.com
  
  What's for lunch?
  .
  250 Ok: queued as D224ADC8
  QUIT
  221 Bye
  Connection closed by foreign host.
  

• See the message on IRC

  12:54 sms2irc [~sms2irc@x.example.com] has joined #test
  12:54 (4155551234 at vtext.com) says: What's for lunch?
  12:54 SignOff sms2irc: #test (Client Quit)

Changes:

• none yet.

Known Bugs:

• none yet.

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