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Clickatell SMS triggered by SMTP - repost

£20-250 GBP

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£20-250 GBP

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I have a Clickatell SMS gateway account and I need to send pre-defined SMS messages using their API (HTML or SMTP). They do not allow me to store pre-defined messages to be sent, I have to send the message each time in the API string. I receive emails into my IMAP account from small devices in multiple locations. These emails tell me if the power is off or if the temperature is too high. Within the received email I can see which device is telling me what information. I need a script that checks the email on a regular basis (1 minute or so) and can send a pre-determined email or make a HTML Get request depending on which device is telling me what. For example; Device 1 = Power at 123 Main Street Device 2 = Thermostat at 456 East Road Device 3 = Power at 456 East Road If email received contains the words "Power" "123" "Main Street" then send the email "The power at 123 Main Street has gone off" to xyx email address. If email received contains the words "Power" "456" "East Street" then send the email "The power at 456 East Street has gone off" to abc email address. The emails will actually contain my Clickatell SMS gateway details which I am required to include with each email, so please do not worry too much about sending the correct content. I can edit scripts in text editors, so as long as the coding is clear, I should be able to add other trigger words into the code with their related email address to send to and message to send. I would also like the option to instead of sending the email, make a HTML POST/GET request to a pre-defined string. Clickatell have their API information openly available on their website and can also give you a developer account to use for testing (up to 10 messages). If the script has a front end such as PHP connected to a database, even better, but I don't want to over-complicate this, and I am comfortable editing a script file instead of using a GUI front end in my browser. I am unsure how the script will run. I have web hosting and also access to a NAS that runs in a server environment. I can also give up the use of a Mac to run this if it monitors an email server on the Mac or even the [login to view URL] programme, however I would prefer something low processing power, simple, that isn't likely to crash. Suggestions on where the script would run and how it will trigger (cron job every minute?) are appreciated in your bids. OpenSource architecture preferred. I don't mind paying for your time to use OpenSource software available for this project, and I'd rather you used something open than proprietary anyway. The most important things to me are ease of editing the script to add more devices and emails into it, well coded and robust scripts and assistance in full testing and installation onto a suitable platform with your advice.
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I am willing to discuss further about the project and can deliver the same after further discussion.
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Hi, My name is Asanka. I have experience in setting up these type of systems. According to the information you have given, I think the best way to do this is to use the SMPP connection. I have done these type of applications before and this should not be a problem. I need these details from you. You only need to send SMSs not receive? What is the SMPP version that we need to use? If we want to use SMPP have they allowed us to use any origination number/name? Do those emails come to your own server? Your remote devices, are they running an OS? If you want to keep your current setpu can propose you a php based implementation. And I would like to do this on a linux platform if possible. If you are open to suggestions I can propose you a well configured monitoring service using Nagios. Where we have to set up your remote devices to send down/up notifications to a central server running Nagios and configure Nagios to notify you via SMS. We can eliminate whole email thing since it ll only add delay to the notifications. Nagios is an opensource software and you can use it freely. Since you already have a webhosting I think this will be a better solution for long term. However I am open to do it either way. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
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Hi, The bid is for the following implementation of your requirements: 1. Build the project as a django project that would run on the web hosting you have, but that requires python and django support, please, check with your hosting provider. 2. Implement IMAP Idle monitoring on the web hosting server for the mail box instead of using cron, every decent imap server supports this. IMAP Idle gives almost instant notifications, it's used by all modern mail clients. Cron job is an option too if you insist on it. 3. Send notifications using, email or http - matched from the database by device id each device have settings message , type of notification mail/http get or post with default preconfigure url and optional url override per device. 4. Simple admin interface - web based with administrative login. Can add/edit/delete devices and their options. --- Extra things that can be done but are not easy to do: 5. Collect statistics per device 6. Implement notifications rate limit - if the power starts to go up and down don't get flooded with messages, same if you have a failing sensor giving a random data. Regards, Alex
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Actually you don't need any script. You can use arrival of an email as an event triggering SMS. I can do it on Linux with PHP (L.A.M.P.). I got some 300 credits in my own Clickatell account.
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Hi i am expert software engineering and i am ready to develop this application i have worked with different SMS API so its easy for me to do that application waiting your response
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