>>Hey guys, >> >>I'm doing some research and testing here, and have been using kannel for a >>while now to act as our SMSC using sms modems. All is well so far, but i >>started using SMPPSim to test the smpp features of kannel as we're going to >>have to link to some carriers' smscs now. Ive found that in kannel 1.1.15 the >>smpp stuff crashes half the time with an octstr line, and I noticed >>a patch for >>it in the cvs version, but Im not too comfortable using cvs in production (as >>you might imagine!) I also noticed that the last packaged release (1.1.15) was >>a LONG time ago. Do you guys plan on releasing a new version of kannel soon? > >probably. You should definitively go for CVS. I use it in a >productive environment and its very stable. I mainly use it with >EMI/UCP and with SMPP. As far as crashes with octstr goes, they are >usually panics there because something is wrong like something which >is indicated in the SMPP specs has not been included in the SMPP >packets so its used to figure out what's wrong. You should consider >run_kannel_box. This application simply restarts kannel immediately >should it crash.
Yes, I use run_kannel_box and it brings kannel back, I was just trying to avoid the constant crash altogether. Can you reccomend a certain version or tag to grab out of cvs that is tried & true? I cant afford to have it blow up at me. >>Would you reccomend even using kannel for production as it stands right now? >yes. I'm sending a few million SMS through it every month. I would be pushing close to this number every day. Can it still handle the load? :) >> or is it even worth it? Just looking for some honest >>feedback from you guys here. My company also entertained the idea of >>paying for >>kannel development, but we need someone in the Vancouver, BC, Canada >>area as we >>need face-to-face consulting from time to time on it. :/ >If you need support, we can do that. However I'm not in Vancouver but >in Switzerland but I wouldnt mind going there again. I've been there >a few times. We arent really looking to relocate someone, but if you move back to vancouver on your own we would be willing to contract you :) Its not full time however.. so, it may not be worth it. :) I can find out if we would still need support from a remote location, i imagine we may.
