addresses (see Figure 8.25, “Sending SMS notifications via an SMS Gateway Service”). Doing this
makes it easier to fine-tune the message contents to suit an SMS message format.
Figure 8.25. Sending SMS notifications via an SMS Gateway Service
Once you have done this, your users will receive prompt notification of build results in the form of SMS
messages (see Figure 8.26, “Receiving notification via SMS”). The main disadvantage of this approach
is arguably that it is not free, and requires the use of a third-party commercial service. That said, it
is really the only notification technique capable of reaching developers when they are out of Internet
range or who do not have a data-enabled smartphone. Indeed, this technique is popular among system
administrators, and can be very useful for certain critical build jobs.