Recently an idea was formed to use an already existing voipbuster/voipdiscount account in order to provide some free sms service for everyone involved with the wifi network which I volounterely provide help, advice code etc.
The requirements was easily met and even a simple html form could solve the problem. The issue here was that we have a multiuser enviroment, throughout which no one should have the credential information (password and username for the VoIP buster account). This requirement was also fulfilled by using some of my php writing skills and a quiet simple code was devised.
After the beta test had passed (and in the demo system proved that It could handle the load) it was time to move to a stabler place. And that was the voipbuster’s account holders system (sf1n4k1). The transition went fine,but during public release of the service/web app some notorious users created some bots. Though that was perfectly fine, I reacted to this challenge with using some visual identifications to forbid such acts (in order to prevent abuse of the service mass sms-ing etc.
Now every wifi user may send sms to the world if he is capable of reading the CAPTCHA string 
. Enjoy it and test it @ http://10.140.4.70/sms.
I hope that this service (and the code) will be intergrated into the portal 2.0 that is being built at the moment (NO beta previews are not available for the whole web services mesh 
). The capabilities of the portal intergration will be further extended (user authentication, sms outbox for user, multiple users sms send, send sms to a forum/portal member , sms @ admin board,moderators), hell it could be a rather extended communication platform by using just sms!!!
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