On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 21:00:42 +0200 "J. Roeleveld" <jo...@antarean.org> wrote:
> On 16 July 2014 18:46:16 CEST, galiza.ce...@gmail.com wrote: > >"J. Roeleveld" <jo...@antarean.org> writes: > > > >> On Monday, July 14, 2014 12:46:48 PM Neil Bothwick wrote: > >> > >>> I actually have it send an alert to my phone with Posterous but > >>> you > >> can > >> > >>> do whatever you want. > >> > >> > >> > >> Which "Posterous" is this? > >> > >> When I google it, I only get information that it actually got shut > >> down after being bought by Twitter. > >> > >> > >> > >> I am looking for a cheap method to get notifications to my mobile > >> phone. I used to use a free SMS service via a company in SA. > >> > > > >Maybe Telegram[1] fits your needs. You'd need: > > > >- The appropriate client on the phone side. > >- Telegram CLI [2] on the computer. > >- A little shell script, such as (usage: script USER MESSAGE) > > #!/bin/sh > > /path/to/telegram -B -k /path/to/tg.pub <<AAA > > > > msg $1 $2 > > safe_quit > > AAA > >You could also send logfiles (^msg^send_text, $2 being the path to > >text > > file) > > > >HTH > > > >[1] http://www.telegram.org > >[2] https://github.com/vysheng/tg > > > > > >> -- > >> > >> JOOST > >> > >> > >> > > This and pushover look interesting. > > But I also need something that doesn't require a data connection. > I am occasionally in places with bad reception and SMS is often still > usable. Never mind the cost of maintaining a data connection while > roaming. (Receiving SMS is free in any country I care to visit with > my contract) > > I don't mind paying for the service. But it needs to be affordable. > > -- > Joost Hmm, From this there should be a change to Gentoo policy. For every sucessful ebuild emerged there should be a rendition of "Run Like Hell" I wonder what songs are appropriate to Gentoo? -- John D Maunder
