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.TH RUN_KANNEL_BOX 8 "3rd October 2000" "Kannel Project" "Kannel Project"
.SH NAME
run_kannel_box \- Run a Kannel box
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B run_kannel_box
.BR "" [ --pidfile 
.IR PIDFILE ]
.BR "" [ --min-delay 
.IR SECONDS ]
.I BOXPATH
.IR "" [ boxoptions ...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B run_kannel_box
runs a 
.BR kannel (8)
box, i.e., one of the daemon programs of Kannel.
is an WAP and SMS gateway.
WAP is short for Wireless Application Protocol,
and is used to implement hypertext based services on mobile phones.
SMS is short for Short Message Service,
and is used to send and recive short (up to 160 characters) text messages
with mobile phones.
SMS can also be used to implement simple text based services on mobile
phones.
.PP
For more information,
see 
.B http://www.kannel.org
or
.BR file:///usr/share/doc/kannel/ .