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Hi,

after many users asked for an SMS blocker application, I thought
it can not be that hard to make one.
But it was hard! Lack of documentation, few tutorials and examples scattered
over different versions, it took me two dozens of test sms-message just to find
out how incoming messages are handled by maemo5.
But finally:

Messageblocker

Blocks incoming message notification (popup window, notification
light and tone) for SMS and chat messages.
A statusbar icon indicates if the blocker is active. You can
enable/disable the blocker from the control panel and
define the blocklists.
Blocklists are per account. That means you can define one blocklist
for sms another for your jabber account, or for your icq acccount ....

The blocked messages are still logged in the eventlogger
( conversations application) but blocked messages won't show the
notification popup.

Your feedback is welcome.

Nicolai


This software is in extras-devel! (The software hosted in extras-devel is not ready for normal users!).

Hi man , great !
waiting for this for a long time ...
i will test when get home...
but i am curious, would it be possible to avoid it being written to event log and write in some text file or maybe another sqlite file ?

Is it possible drop sms for people not in contact list ?

The problem is, I don't know how the eventlogger is notified about
new messages. I thought, the way I block incoming messages
would block the eventlogger as well.

Not yet.

Nicolai

As far as i know eventlogger reads the el-v1.db, one way would be to delete the new message from el-v1.db based in the remote_id / message content you will be able to get from your app (i think) ...


I hope this program evolve to a very great tool able to block unknown sms ... and maybe who knows integrate the function of pycallblocker and be able to block calls either ...

Just to make it clear (some users asked about it).

The messageblocker app blocks not only the yellow
popup window but the notifiction light and ringtone as well.

So, if you don't want to receive this new message notification
from a sender, you can add his name (phone number for SMS
or account name for an IM Accuonts) in the blocklist.

regards
Nicolai

Nicolai, could you put an option to not display that icon on status bar and password protect the control panel ? (Still testing ....)

installed but i cant find it anywhere?!

nicolai, amazing tool ...
it works great ?
Now my suggestions (Say what you think about them)

1) drop from EventLogger (or delete directly from the database)
2) password protect the control panel
3) If possible , save a copy in some form that can be read only from the control panel and drop from event logger
4) accept contact name instead of the number (Would automatically add several numbers if the contact has multiple cellphones)
5) Maybe integrate in contact list , so when clicking on a contact would have an option to block that contact.
6) Hide the icon in status bar
7)White List (Very Important)
8) Accept only from people on contact list (Would avoid spam )
9) Support for calls eitther , making the ultimate blocker for maemo :P


just suggestion for the next year :P

Thanks man !

On the "Settings" page (or control panel) in the same section
as internet, voip & chat options, ...


nicolai

thanks found it and tested it,works perfectly as you intended it too,well done!
BUT
what i really need is for the sms to never appear in the conversations,basically if someone is trying to text me then i dont want to know they have even tried,ever....if you can achieve this you will be my hero ))))))
great work so far man..

edit,also dont need the status bar thing