[CentOS 6] mod to use ssmtp for text messaging

[zmguy]

I'm using CentOS 6/ZoneMinder1.3 and had problems getting the messaging working with the normal SMTP. I did have to anable SSMTP_MAIL option to get the email for events working but messaging was still not sending. In checking the code in zmfilter.pl it was apparent that the
messaging code was not using the SSMTP_MAIL option.

I modified the sendMessage around line 916 (just before mail is sent at the line "### Send the Message") as follows:

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#start of mod            
            if ( $Config{ZM_SSMTP_MAIL} ){
                my $ssmtp_location = $Config{ZM_SSMTP_PATH};
                if( ! $ssmtp_location ){
                   $ssmtp_location = qx('which ssmtp');
                   if ( logDebugging() )
                   {
                      Debug( "which ssmtp: $ssmtp_location - set ssmtp path in options to suppress this message\n" );
                   }
                }
                $mail->send( 'sendmail', $ssmtp_location, $Config{ZM_MESSAGE_ADDRESS} );
            }else{
                MIME::Lite->send( "smtp", $Config{ZM_EMAIL_HOST}, Timeout=>60 );
                $mail->send();
            }
# end of mod
# comment out:
            ### Send the Message
            #MIME::Lite->send( "smtp", $Config{ZM_EMAIL_HOST}, Timeout=>60 );
            #$mail->send();

Text messages now use the SSMTP functions and the text's are sent successfully. Hope this helps somebody.

[alabamatoy]

Most of the cellphone vendors support an SMTP to text address. Verizon's, for example, is phone_num@vtext.com There is a huge big list here and elsewhere: http://mfitzp.io/list-of-email-to-sms-gateways/ You shouldn't have to change anything in the SSMTP to use these, just choose the correct recipient addresses.