SMS To LJ
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What is SMS_To_LJ?
SMS_To_LJ allows LiveJournal.com (http://www.livejournal.com) users to update their weblogs by SMS text messaging from a cellphone.
News and service updates are posted to the SMS_To_LJ LiveJournal community (http://www.livejournal.com/users/sms_to_lj).
How to post to a free account
Simply send an SMS text message to +44 7890 716 820 in the following format:
ljfree username password message
For example, if your username is bob and your LiveJournal password is 1234 you would send:
ljfree bob 1234 I am posting by SMS
Notes:
- The Username and 'keyword' (the first word of the message) are case insensitive
- Using the paid account gateway is more secure as it does not involve revealing your password
How to post to a paid account
Before you can use the SMS To LiveJournal gateway with a paid account you must enable the LiveJournal E-Mail Gateway.
<a href="http://www.livejournal.com/manage/emailpost.bml" target=_new>Click here</a> to open the E-Mail Gateway settings page in a new window and enter the following into one of the address fields:
your-phone-number@sms.x11.net
In the example above your-phone-number needs to be entered in the international format without the + sign, if your phone number is the UK number: 07890 123 456 you would enter:
447890123456@sms.x11.net
(See here (http://www.livejournal.com/community/sms_to_lj/4777.html) for more information on finding the international format of your phone number)
You must also setup a PIN, you will need this when posting using the paid account SMS gateway.
Once you have the E-Mail Gateway setup you are ready to post to your LiveJournal using the SMS Gateway...
Simply send an SMS text message to +44 7890 716 820 in the following format:
lj username pin message
For example, if your username is bob and your pin is 1234 you would send:
lj bob 1234 I am posting by SMS
Notes:
- The Username and 'keyword' (the first word of the message) are case insensitive
- If you set one of the other E-Mail fields in the E-Mail Gateway settings to your own e-mail address and tick the "send errors" box, you will be e-mailed if there are any errors with your SMS posts
How to post to a community
Note: posting to a community is not available to free account users.
Simply add the community name after your username, seperated by a dot, eg:
lj username.community pin message
Custom subject
Note: The custom subject feature is available to both free and paid users
Set your post subject by encapsulating it in asterisks at the beginning of the post.. example:
lj nadnad 1234 *this is my subject* this is my body
if you do not specify a subject, it will be set to 'Posted using sms_to_lj', you can have a blank subject by using ** , if you forget the trailing asterisk your whole post will be made in the subject.
Who runs this & how does it work?
Dan Lane (lj-user: dan_lane (http://www.livejournal.com/users/dan_lane/info)) runs the SMS To Livejournal gateway, it is completly non-profit, in fact it actually costs money to run this (there is a paypal donation button here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/sms_to_lj/info/)).
Various parts of the gateway are written in BASH, Perl and PHP, the X11 SMS Gateway (+447890716820) uses a home-made GSM interface connected to a Debian Linux machine on a single 1.5Mbit internet connection.
The IP side of the SMS To Livejournal Gateway is hosted in the UK and US by LoHost Hosting (http://www.lohost.com), who have been incredibly accommodating.
