--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+case "$#.$1" in
+2.[^-]*) ;;
+*) echo >&2 "usage: ./notify recipientsfile 'message'"; exit 1;;
+esac
+
+rcpts="$1"
+msg="$2"
+
+exec <"$rcpts"
+line=0
+while read method data; do
+ line=$(( $line+1 ))
+ case "$method" in
+ #*|'') continue ;;
+ [^a-z]*) echo >&2 "huh ? $rcpts:$line: $method"; continue ;;
+ log=log-$method-$line.txt
+ exec >$log
+ set +e
+ printf >&2 "sms"
+ ./"via-$method" $data 2>&1
+ rc=$?
+ set -e
+ if [ $rc != 0 ]; then
+ printf >&2 "-FAIL:%s\n" $log
+ else
+ printf >&2 " "
+ fi
+done
+exec >&2
+echo >&2