[Lazarus] Anyone done any work with SMS (text messaging)?

[Michael Schnell]

Do you intent to (1) using attach a wireless modem via (1a) a (RS232-)
serial interface or (1b) USB to the sending computer or do you intent to
(2) use some site in the Internet that is accessed via (1a) E-Mail or
(2b) HTTP.

(1a): we did something like that but not with a PC and Pascal but with a
homebrew embedded controller and C-Software
(1b): might be difficult with Linux as the suppliers of such devices
sometimes only provide Windows drivers
(2a): quite easy using a library that provides an SMPT client. I did
something like that with INDY, but other TCP/IP libraries should work as
well
(2b): INDY or some other TCP/IP  library providing a HTTP client. You
will need to do some "creative" software to decode the HTML content and
generate the HTML requests. We once did some a library that decodes HTML
into a decently structured information and might help with finding
necessary sections in same. (This software is in some Alpha state.).
Generally: as the HTML pages this kind of sites provide is due to
unexpected changes this is not a very reliable method.

-Michael