[ale] OT: How can you get all SMS into one user? / SMS Cell modem AT&T

[David Millians]

On 8/21/2014 10:18 AM, Alex Carver wrote:
> On 2014-08-21 07:10, David Millians wrote:
>> I should also add that using the @mms.att.net gateway is purported to
>> work. Googling with the term 'wildcard' added got me that info. I
>> haven't had any alerts go off to test it yet. I'm patient.
> mms.att.net is for any message containing some type of media beyond text
> (JPG image, video, etc.)

Yup. But apparently, when you get a text from it, it shows up as one 
entry. As opposed to...

> The other AT&T gateway is txt.att.net which
> handles straight text and uses the base SMS system meaning a 3G/4G GSM
> data link is not required, only base cellular signal.

...txt.att.net, which, on my phone from my system, comes in 210-100-100, 
210-100-101, which means every alert is a different entry in the app 
timeline, which makes following the process of alerts difficult. Yes, 
it's a first world problem, but they all are, really.

Now that we've ironed out problems with servers (that Zabbix told on) 
I'm about to add in switches. I expect more alerts, and I'd rather it do 
them in an organized fashion.

>  The MMS gateway
> requires the receiving phone to have its GSM data link up to receive the
> media portion of the message (signalling occurs by the SMS cellular
> baseband and then a handoff to the GSM link occurs to transfer the
> message data.)

No problem! The phones have data plans and texting et al.

> I use the txt.att.net gateway all the time to forward critical event
> messages (e.g. apcupsd power loss messages) and specific types of email
> alerts filtered and rerouted by procmail.

Well, and I have been. I just want it to behave more like a text from a 
specific phone number or person, rather than 100 different users.

Long run, I'd love to get a GSM modem to send out SMS. That's one of the 
reasons I posted: I am going to have to deal with AT&T and corporate 
accounts and salespeople who don't know the specific need and I'd LOVE 
to know of somebody who has used a GSM modem on AT&T and the specifics 
of how they do it. Bonus points for Zabbix use.