hi You need to urlencode your text when submitting it to kannel.
Regards Alvaro |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Envíe y Reciba Datos y mensajes de Texto (SMS) hacia y desde cualquier celular y Nextel en el Perú, México y en mas de 180 paises. Use aplicaciones 2 vias via SMS y GPRS online Visitenos en www.perusms.NET www.smsglobal.com.mx y www.pravcom.com On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 8:08 PM, Barry Murphy <ba...@unix.co.nz> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to use sqlbox to send a text message that contains a % sign in > it, i.e. "Your account is overdue, please pay promptly or you'll be charged > 5% penalty". > > I see this error message: > 2012-08-22 00:07:20 [1751] [1] WARNING: octstr_url_decode: garbage detected > (% s) skipping. > 2012-08-22 00:07:20 [1751] [1] ERROR: Could not charset process message, > dropping it! > > > Any assistance would be appreciated. > > Thanks > Barry > >