BulkSMS 0.2 review

BulkSMS is a Python implementation of the BulkSMS.co.uk HTTP client API

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 28K Developer: David Wilson

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BulkSMS is a Python implementation of the BulkSMS.co.uk HTTP client API. It features an object- orientated Python module which can be called from other Python programs, alongside a command-line 'sms' command for sending SMS messages and performing account control functions.

BulkSMS.co.uk is a commercial SMS transit provider allowing programmatic transmission of SMS through an HTTP RPC API. The service provides facilities for sending 7-bit, 8-bit, and Unicode-encoded SMS messages, alongside giving account control functions.

More information on BulkSMS.co.uk can be found at http://www.bulksms.co.uk/.

The BulkSMS Python Module is an object-based implementation of a BulkSMS.co.uk API client designed for Python 2.3. It has been designed for use with version 1.0 of the BulkSMS.co.uk API.

More information on Python can be found at http://www.python.org/.

The BulkSMS Command Line Interface is a small program written around the BulkSMS Python module, giving the user an easy interface for sending SMS messages using any command line from which Python may be run.

What's New in This Release:
Added support for sending 2-way SMSes in the CLI via --repliable and in API via a repliable attribute.
Added support for reading your the 2-way SMS inbox using a BulkSMS Inbox proxy.
Added Inbox Server protocol documentation.
Added a new poll_report() method to the BulkSMS class. Added poll_time and poll_wait instance variables to control poll_report(). Modified the CLI module to utilise poll_report().
Fixed several inconsistancies and typing mistakes in the inline documentation as well as README.html. Added new paragraphs and examples for poll_report().