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Des - NowSMS Support
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Username: Desosms

Post Number: 4895
Registered: 08-2008
Posted on Monday, May 12, 2014 - 06:46 pm:   

A timely question received via our tech support e-mail ...


quote:

Hello,

We want to know if it is possible to configure SMS NOW so that it sends SMS messages according to slot below?

· Monday to Friday,

- From 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.: SMS clients.

- From 9:01 p.m. to 6:59 a.m.: block sending SMS.

· Saturday:

- From 7:00 to 5:00 p.m.: SMS clients.

- From 5:01 p.m. to 6:59 a.m.: block sending SMS.

· Sunday: Do not send SMS.

Thank you for your return.




By chance, we just uploaded a new beta version with support for limiting the hours during which SMS can be sent. (MMS is not yet limited.)

Version 2014.05.11 is now available from http://www.nowsms.com/download-free-trial ... after completing the form, select the beta version with Android modem support.

This version adds new "quiet hours" settings to disable message traffic for all or selected SMSC connections during "quiet hours". These settings can be added in the [SMSGW] section of SMSGW.INI to apply to all connections, or in an SMSC specific section e.g., [Modem - name] or [NowSMSModem - name] to apply to a specific connection only.

QuietHourStart=## specifies the hour during which the quiet period should start.
QuietHourEnd=## specifies the hour at which the quiet period ends.

Hours are expressed in 24 hour format.

For example QuietHourStart=14 and QuietHourEnd=16 means no messages will be sent between 14:00 (2:00pm) and 15:59 (3:59pm).

QuietHourStart=20 and QuietHourEnd=8 means no messages will be sent between 20:00 (8:00pm) and 7:59 (7:59am). (Messages resume at 8:00am.)

It is also possible to configure different quiet hours for different days of the week by using QuietHourDay#Start=xx and QuietHourDay#End=xx, where # is the day of the week (1=Sunday, 2=Monday, 3=Tuesday, 4=Wednesday, 5=Thursday, 6=Friday and 7=Saturday).

To disable sending for a whole day, use an hour value of 0 for the start hour and 24 for the end hour. For example, to disable sending on Sunday, use QuietHourDay1Start=0 and QuietHourDay1End=24.

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Des
NowSMS Support
harijeet singh kushwaha
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Username: Harijeet

Post Number: 1
Registered: 05-2014
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 09:55 am:   

HA