2006

Receiving MMS Messages with a PHP Script: HTTP File Upload Post

Note:  The PHP script referenced in this section can be downloaded at the following link:  https://nowsms.com/download/php2waymms.zip NowSMS is a popular tool for enabling rapid development of interactive SMS applications and services. Within the NowSMS product, we refer to this as 2-way SMS. Through the 2-way SMS facility, when NowSMS receives an SMS message, it can be configured to dispatch...

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NowSMS Release – 2006.03.09

The NowSMS 2006 release was a major update over previous releases.   A full release history was available on one of our old web sites, but hardly seems relevant any more.  For the historically minded, here is a link to a newsletter that highlights some of the more major new features/capabilities:...

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MMS Virus Blocking

Various public reports have discussed the potential for viruses to be spread via MMS. To date, most of the identified viruses have targeted Nokia Series 60 (and potentially other Symbian) phones. NowSMS v5.51b – March 2005 In March 2005, NowSMS v5.51b was released, which included a configuration option intended to help prevent the spread of viruses via MMS when NowSMS is used as the MMSC. The...

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Provisioning SMS and MMSC User Accounts via HTTP

For NowSMS v5.51 and later, an HTTP-based interface has been added to allow for account provisioning by external applications. This interface is enabled when the web-based administration interface is enabled by checking “Enable Web Account Administration” on the “Web” page of the NowSMS configuration dialog. This interface is accessed via the NowSMS web interface port,...

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NowSMS as a WAP Push Proxy Gateway

NowSMS v5.50 and later support the WAP Push Access Protocol (PAP) to provide the ability to generate more specialised types of WAP Push messages. PAP is the standard defined by the Open Mobile Alliance for how applications can interface to a Push Proxy Gateway for sending WAP Push messages. With support for PAP, NowSMS can be used as a push proxy for other vendor’s MMSCs. It also becomes...

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Delivering MMS Notifications with WAP Push over IP

The delivery of an MMS message to a mobile device is initially triggered by an MMS Notification message sent from the MMSC to the mobile device. This MMS Notification message contains header information about the MMS message, as well as an HTTP URL link (usually a dynamic link generated by the MMSC itself) that the device can use to retrieve the content of the MMS message. The MMS Notification...

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Using NowSMS as an MMSC in CDMA or CDMA2000 Environments

Delivering MMSC functionality in an CDMA or CDMA2000 environment can be challenging because the original WAP specifications for CDMA have technical requirements that require additional SMSC functionality. (Technical note: CDMA2000 is different from WCDMA. CDMA2000 is an evolutionary upgrade path from CDMA. By contrast, WCDMA is an evolutionary upgrade from GSM/GPRS. CDMA2000 builds upon...

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