quick dirty gmail to txt msg

send_sms_by_email.rb

#!/usr/local/bin/ruby -wKU


require 'rubygems'
require 'gmail'

# Chase Southard
# 12.31.2009
# chase {dot} southard [at] gmail {dot} com
# requires ruby-gmail gem #=> http://dcparker.github.com/ruby-gmail/

# email-to-textmessage-by-email carrier translation via this file http://github.com/brendanlim/sms-fu/blob/master/templates/sms_fu.yml

# Inspired by Merbist to send a happy new year message to friends (http://twitter.com/merbist/status/7240862705), I did this.
# Written just before the ball drop

# This has a number of shortfalls: 
# - could interface with AddressBook or Google Contacts
# - could also interface with Twitter 
# - could pull from some kind of structured file
# - use SMS-Fu as module outside of rails

gmail = Gmail.new('username', 'password') 

recipients = ['8595551234@txt.att.net', '8595555676@messaging.sprintpcs.com', '8595550123@vtext.com']

recipients.each { |e| 
  new_email = MIME::Message.generate
  new_email.to e.to_s
  new_email.content = "Wishing you a Happy New Year!\n"
  gmail.send_email(new_email)
}