MMS Message-ID Length problems with some handsets and/or MM4
We received a report from a customer that was experiencing a problem where some Nokia handsets would restart themselves after sending an MMS message. The MMS message would be sent ok, but the sending handset would restart after a confirmation is displayed that the MMS message had been sent. This problem was caused because the length of the MMS message-id generated by the NowSMS MMSC was longer...
Read MoreMobile Number Portability (MNP) and the NowSMS MMSC
The NowSMS MMSC implements a dynamic MMS routing callback facility for environments where more advanced MMS routing capabilities are required. The standard NowSMS MMSC configuration allows for MMS routing based upon phone number prefixes. However, in MNP environments, it may be necessary to query a database to determine how to properly route an MMS message. Dynamic MMS routing callbacks also...
Read MoreMore Thoughts on the NowSMS Security Issue
An additional thought … if you are concerned about the potential security issues described in the previous blog entry, but you are also concerned that you do not want to hastily update to NowSMS 2008 without additional testing for your specific application(s), then you may want to enable Data Execution Prevention within Windows on the PC or server that is running NowSMS. As a practice, we...
Read MoreNowSMS 2008 and Important Security Issues
The 2008 edition of the Now SMS & MMS Gateway is now available for download at https://nowsms.com/downloads/. While the primary new feature of this version is improved performance and scalability for configurations that require throughput of 200 messages per second and higher, we want to draw the attention of all customers to this release, as it addresses a security issue that was recently...
Read MoreSend MMS from the Command Line
Last time, I posted a Windows JScript file that could be used to enable the sending of OMA Client Provisioning (XML Settings) documents from a command line interface. Pretty cool? Well, I thought so. But it is of somewhat limited usage to the average NowSMS customer, as the volume of OMA Client Provisioning messages being sent out via NowSMS is far less than messages of other types. What would be...
Read MoreSend OMA Client Provisioning (OTA XML Settings) from the Command Line
Three years ago on our discussion board we posted a simple Windows JScript that could be used to send an SMS message via NowSMS using a command-line interface. If you’re not famliar with the script, then you can find more details at https://nowsms.com/support/bulletins/tb-nowsms-008.htm. In the three years that have passed, I’ve referenced that script many times. After all, while the...
Read MoreMultiple Modems for Sending Outbound MMS
File this as a “not so obvious” configuration feature of NowSMS…. When you are sending MMS messages via an operator MMSC using a GRPS(/EDGE/UMTS/WCDMA) modem, NowSMS only allows you to designate one of the modems as the “Default Route” for outbound MMS message routing. So, if you have multiple modems installed, all messages are sent via only one of the modems, unless...
Read MoreSmall Image Size in Received MMS
A recent posting on our disucssion board got me thinking. The question was asking about how when the customer receives inbound MMS messages via a modem, the images are being scaled down to a thumbnail size. I don’t have a clear-cut answer on how to resolve the situation, because it tends to be a mobile operator specific issue. But I thought my explanation of why it would happen, and how you...
Read MoreMMS to a Phone Based Application
Application Directed MMS: Send an MMS to a Java app/MIDlet In the last post, I talked about sending SMS messages to a Java MIDlet running on a phone by using SMS port addressing. This time I want to explain how to send an MMS message to a Java MIDlet running on a phone, using MMS application ID addressing. SMS port addressing has been part of SMS, as defined by the ETSI GSM 03.40 specifciation,...
Read MoreSMS to a Port Number
Application or Port Directed SMS: How to Send an SMS to a Java app/MIDlet It’s a common task, but a confusing one. As Java becomes more widely supported on mobile phones, one of the most obvious application needs is the ability to send SMS messages to an application and have the application take some action based upon the content of the SMS message. However, while J2ME will let an...
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