On Fri, 2010-09-17 at 09:26, dorian wrote:
> Right.
> But for http connection the kannel's clients is forked (at least it
> looks like according to the logs: 'DEBUG: HTTP: Creating HTTPClient').
> Such fork  is almost the same as exec'ing external process.

How do you know it is fork?
It could be thread or even simple function call.

> So I prefer exec my script rather than kannel's http client. This way
> the are no resources consumed by http server and the time needed for
> http request compose and parse is saved.
> 
> In case of sms reception I have a chance to do that - there is "exec"
> config keyword.
> But dlr has to be handled via http.
> 
> What is more - since sqlbox do "the database registration" without my
> intervention I do not need any drl handler.
> But not to have errors in kannel log I am forced to use http server.
> 
> And having similar "exec" config parameter against dlr-url I could try
> to use dummy script like "/bin/false" or something like this which for
> sure would be faster.

Better solution could be not to request delivery report when sending
message and then there is no need for dlr handling at all.

> > Hi,
> >
> > The "exec" script is another process started each time and is more
> > expensive than attempting to fetch a dlr-url. The http server,
> > initially takes up some resources (memory) but it remains constant and
> > CPU utilization is overall lower.
> >
> > That's the whole purpose of the dlr-url. To get your dlrs in a databse
> > in the format that you want.
> >
> > BR,
> > Nikos
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "dorian" <doria...@o2.pl>
> > To: "Alvaro Cornejo" <cornejo.alv...@gmail.com>
> > Cc: <users@kannel.org>
> > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 1:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: sms - dlr bounding
> >
> >
> > There is nothing magical in sqlbox.
> > It sits between bearerbox and smsbox and it just records data in the
> > database.
> > Each message = 1 record in the table independetly if the message is
> > outgoing sms (MT) , incoming sms (MO) or delivery report.
> > It is nice and simple way to have a full history of communication.
> >
> > So I do not need any extra dlr message handling - a record in the
> > database if enough for me.
> > But only on condition that it would be possible to recognize which dlr
> > record corresponds to the record describing sent sms.
> >
> > On the other hand the method with dlr-url _requires_ the existence of
> > the url if I want to avoid stupid log entries.
> >
> > What is more kannel unnecessarily runs the http client to make dlr-url
> > fetch. It is waste of CPU time RAM usage etc.
> >
> > In case of sms receiving there is a "exec" entry (sms-service) which
> > allows me to forget about http protocol and get all data directly with
> > my shell script.
> > This way I would not need any working http server (which takes next
> > resourses) but dlr-url requires such server.
> >
> >
> >
> >> How it works is, once kannel receives a dlr, it matches against its
> >> dlr database, if got a macth, it then calls your own dlr-url to
> >> trigger your own application so you can reccord the status and do
> >> whatever you want with it. If the dlr is for a final status, the
> >> kannel deletes that dlr reccord.
> >>
> >> With sqlbox, I don't know how dlrs exactly works. Have you tried to
> >> put in your dlr-url your own id only? does kannel complains that it is
> >> not a valid url ?
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> >>
> >> Envνe y Reciba Datos y mensajes de Texto (SMS) hacia y desde cualquier
> >> celular y Nextel
> >> en el Perϊ, Mιxico y en mas de 180 paises. Use aplicaciones 2 vias via
> >> SMS y GPRS online
> >>               Visitenos en www.perusms.NET www.smsglobal.com.mx y
> >> www.pravcom.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2010/9/16 dorian <doria...@o2.pl>:
> >>
> >>> Thanks a lot for reply.
> >>>
> >>> Using the sqlbox I see now the MT and DLR record in the database which
> >>> has the same 'dlr_url' field with my id and it looks like the
> >>> problem is
> >>> solved.
> >>>
> >>> Anyway is it the only solution?
> >>>
> >>> The 'dlr_url' field contains the whole http link which for me is
> >>> completely useless and is needlessly long as the only sms id is
> >>> interesting.
> >>>
> >>> Next subject is that having database I do not need to fire up any http
> >>> url when delivery report is sent back. It waste of CPU time only.
> >>> So I am looking for something which could give me same/similar results
> >>> in database without necessity of creating dlr http site Such site is
> >>> completely useless for me.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> you need to add your own different id to each of your messages in the
> >>>> dlr-url you send with the message.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> >>>>
> >>>> Envνe y Reciba Datos y mensajes de Texto (SMS) hacia y desde cualquier
> >>>> celular y Nextel
> >>>> en el Perϊ, Mιxico y en mas de 180 paises. Use aplicaciones 2 vias via
> >>>> SMS y GPRS online
> >>>>               Visitenos en www.perusms.NET www.smsglobal.com.mx y
> >>>> www.pravcom.com
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 2010/9/16 dorian <doria...@o2.pl>:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Let's assume that I am sending 3 sms'es (MTs) to switched off
> >>>>> terminal.
> >>>>> Next the terminal is switched on.
> >>>>> Let's assume the only 2 of them are delivered.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The (maybe stupid) question is:
> >>>>> how to find out which dlr report refers to which sms sent?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I cannot find a "key" which could be used to "bind" dlr report
> >>>>> with sms
> >>>>> as a result I don't know how to detect which sms has been discarded.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am using bearerbox-sqlbox-smsbox with CIMD2 smsc.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards
> >>>>> Dorian
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 

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