This document describes Messaging support in ACCESS Linux Platform. Messaging refers to activities or functionality that is specifically related to sending and receiving text and multimedia messages over cellular phone networks.
This manual describes Messaging components including Postal Services and its plug-ins for SMS, MMS, and Instant Messaging (IMPS), as well as two plug-ins for Email. For details about other Telephony components, see the Telephony Guide.
Messaging Components
- Messaging Services
- Also known as Postal Services. Messaging is a middleware component consisting of a server, database, and set of APIs which support messaging functions. The Postal Server interacts with plug-ins to provide support for individual messaging services, such as SMS, MMS, and IMPS, which are described in this guide.
- IMPS Plug-In
- A Postal Services plug-in which provides specific support for IMPS (Instant Messaging and Presence Services).
- Email Plug-Ins
- Postal Services provides two Email plug-ins, one that can receive email from POP3 servers, and one that can synchronize email with IMAP4 servers.
- SMS Plug-in
- A Postal Services plug-in which provides specific support for the SMS (Short Message Service) protocol.
- MMS Plug-in
- A Postal Services plug-in which provides specific support for the MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) protocol.
Reference Documentation
The ACCESS Linux Platform SDK includes the reference documentation for those libraries supplied by ACCESS. This documentation can typically be found here:
/opt/alp-dev/sdk/docs/doxygen/index.html Note that the Doxygen directory may not be present. If this is the case, you'll need to extract the contents of the doxygen.zip file that you'll find in the directory /opt/alp-dev/sdk/docs/. Open a terminal window and enter the following commands to extract the ACCESS reference documentation:
cd /opt/alp-dev/sdk/docs sudo unzip -d doxygen doxygen.zip
Additional Resources
- Networking Guide, a companion volume that describes ACCESS Linux Platform networking in detail, including the Connection Manager.
- Virtual Phone 2 Guide, a companion volume that describes the Virtual Phone simulator.
- Programming Guide, a comprehensive manual that provides illustrative examples of ACCESS Linux Platform application programming.
- Documentation
ACCESS publishes its latest versions of this document, the preceding documents, and other documents for ACCESS Linux Platform developers at
- Support
ACCESS Developer Support has a number of ways to address your technical questions. They host online Developer Forums, maintain a FAQ and an extensive web-based Knowledge Base of technical information, plus, for a fee, provide registered developers with assistance with specific technical support requests.
- Downloads and Tools
Tools, SDKs, sample code, and additional technical resources that are relevant to application developers for ACCESS Linux Platform.
- SDK Doxygen-generated Reference
Reference material documenting the public APIs within the ACCESS Linux Platform at
