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Bug#358666: ITP: o2sms -- A perl library and script to send SMS messages using .ie websites



Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: "Conall O'Brien" <conall+debian@conall.net>

* Package name    : o2sms
  Version         : 2.0.107
  Upstream Author : David McNamara <me@mackers.com>
* URL             : http://www.mackers.com/projects/o2sms/
* License         : Perl/Artistic
  Description     : A perl library and script to send SMS messages using .ie websites

o2sms is a library and and script to send SMS messages via the command
line using the websites of Irish mobile operators. This is achieved by
simulating a web browser's interaction with those websites. This script
requires a valid web account with o2 Ireland, Vodafone Ireland or Meteor
Ireland.

At the time of writing, o2 give 250 free web texts per month, Vodafone
300 and Meteor 300. After sending a message, o2sms will tell you how
many you have remaining.

Features:

	* Support for multiple recipients and groups.
	* Will split long messages over multiple 160-character texts.
	* Built-in address book.
	* Config file for storing username, password and other options.
	* Support for cookies, which are reused between invocations.
	* 'Remaining messages' report.
	* HTTP(S) proxy support.
	* Append a signature to every text.
	* T9 emulation (currently limited to capitalisation of first 
		letter in sentences).
	* Allows messages to be split manually (use "\\" in messages).
	* Support for squeezed messages (suport 4 squez msg).
	* Designed for easy integration with other programs.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-2-386
Locale: LANG=en_IE.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_IE.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)



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