> > > > Wouldn't it be better if you used something like Genie, > > > > which sents instant messages to phones? > > > > > > Oh. I could. Easily. > > > > > > The question, though, is do peoples want me to spam their > > > cell phone, or do they prefer to access the url when the fancy strikes > > > them. Somehow, I assumed everyone (well, anyone who cares) would prefer > > > the second option. But if some of you really want to receive > > > a phone call each time your rank slip down the leaderboard, I > > > would be more than happy to provide the service. :) > > > > Here in the United Kindom, companies charge over the odds for WAP internet. > > The price equates to roughly $0.14USD per minute, which on my phone/provider > > typically is a VERY unresponsive WAP experience. > <snip> > > I much prefer push technology (i.e. messages), just summerising just how > > far you're behind. Then you'd know whether to bother searching deeper via > > WML/WAP. > > I have to look at this. I've (very quickly) glanced over Genie, > and it seems it requires for the sender to have an account with them, > and that you have a max. amount of messages that can be send per > month.
It would be best if the system took the account name/password of the user's Genie account (free). That obviously has some security implications I don't like having to deal with (I don't care about my account, but passwords are usually sensitive). There is 600 messages available, more than enough for a single person. Before going to the trouble of setting all this up, perhaps a reality check on the potential userbase would be in order. I mean, it'd be very nice of you to implement it *just* for me, but you'd probably want at least a few users! > In all cases, if I decide to go that way, would you accept > to be my guinea pig? :) Sure, although it is much kinder for me to receive on the hour... but then again term ends in a few weeks anyway. > > Anyway, wouldn't it be cool if PGAS allowed WAP submissitions? > > Well, you can already do that by typing your solution directly > in the url. :) lol, anyone who does that should get much infamy and a little "hardcore golfer" icon next to their name. Though I wonder how you'd detect that though. Maybe 'hardcore golfer' status requires accumulating credits for various hardcoreish things. Perhaps submitting at least one solution for every hour of the clock in their career, 100+ submissions and one solution submitted from the wackiest location imaginable. Bonus points for a picture of the said player sitting upon the green of a real golf course typing at their keyboard. [and even more points if they are wearing a Perlmongers T-Shirt at the time]. > But, again, I have to look further into what cell phones have > to offer. Which is kinda hard, considering I have no cell phone > or friends that have one... How come? Those things are everywhere nowadays, I was late into the game and my little brother (14 years) had one before me. You must live in one of those backward countries ;-) PS: I wonder how many email filters have automagically trashed this email? 'hardcore' might cause some problems... we need a better name! Jonathan Paton __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
