Send SMS with PHP

[madk]

I'm just wondering if anyone has used PHP to send SMS via email on a large scale. The method involves sending the SMS via email to a known carrier ie. verizon = [e-mail].

This seems to be the most cost effective way to this I am just worried that on a large scale it won't work or will be blocked. Any thoughts?

[eelixduppy]

How large-scale are we talking? I'm assuming each of the companies has their own TOS regarding SMS through email. You might want to check there for each carrier, first.

[madk]

Not terribly large scale but right now we'd probably deliver between 8,000 - 10,000 a day. It'd be used for instant notifications for an industry only news service.

[MWpro]

I would like to know this too.

[phparion]

I am just worried that on a large scale it won't work or will be blocked. Any thoughts?

not very different than a mailing list or a bad mailing loop. when the target is known just go through them and send email sms. What you really want to know has nothing to do with PHP but the company service you are using or target are using.

Check their TOS and you might find a limit on this. you might want to email them officially and take permission. if you brute force their server will surely mark you and they might already have security measures to block such IPs etc. so it all depends on service provider.