Re: WAP setup issue

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Hi,
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i don=C2=B4t use=C2=A0Whatsapp and SMS service looks quite unhandy. What's =
wrong with e-mail?
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Patrick
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______________________________________________________________
 > Od: "Mesbahuddin Malik" <[email protected]>
 > Komu: [email protected]
 > Datum: 04.01.2026 04:25
 > P=C5=99edm=C4=9Bt: Re: WAP setup issue
 >
Hello Patrick ,Can We chat through Whatsapp .My Whatsapp=C2=A0+880134569717=
7 Or +8801345697177 ?RegardsMesbah
On Sun, Jan 4, 2026 at 3:34=E2=80=AFAM <[email protected] <778515130@cen=
trum.cz>> wrote:Dear Mesbahuddin,
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the reason for running own WAP proxy is, that phone operator abandoned his =
WAP proxy due low traffic (cutting costs?).
=C2=A0
Patrick
______________________________________________________________
 > Od: "Mesbahuddin Malik" <[email protected] <[email protected]>=
>
 > Komu: [email protected] <[email protected]>
 > Datum: 03.01.2026 19:03
 > P=C5=99edm=C4=9Bt: Re: WAP setup issue
 >
Hello ,Why are u trying WAP as that is obsolete. I have a good experience o=
n kannel long ago .Can u tell me the reason for using WAP?RegardsMesbahwhat=
sapp(+8801833055942)
On Sat, Jan 3, 2026 at 11:27=E2=80=AFPM <[email protected] <778515130@ce=
ntrum.cz>> wrote:Hi list, happy New Year 2026.
=20
 I'am trying run application wapbox (as proxy for WAP 1.x cell phone) on wo=
rkstation (Debian). As other users:
 https://www.kannel.org/pipermail/users/2009-February/005691.html <https://=
www.kannel.org/pipermail/users/2009-February/005691.html>
 https://www.kannel.org/pipermail/users/2013-November/020515.html <https://=
www.kannel.org/pipermail/users/2013-November/020515.html>
 https://www.kannel.org/pipermail/users/2019-June/023913.html <https://www.=
kannel.org/pipermail/users/2019-June/023913.html>
=20
 I found some issues with running it.
=20
 The application runs as "service" (deb package from repo) and is managed b=
y "kannel.conf" file. I didn't find "wapkannel.conf" file mentioned in docu=
mentation.
 My "kannel.conf" is something like:
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 group =3D core
 admin-port =3D 9199
 admin-password =3D bar
 admin-deny-ip =3D "*.*.*.*"
 admin-allow-ip =3D "127.0.0.1"
 wapbox-port =3D 9200
 wdp-interface-name =3D "127.0.0.1"
 log-file =3D "/var/log/kannel/bearerbox.log"
 box-deny-ip =3D "*.*.*.*"
 box-allow-ip =3D "127.0.0.1"
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 group =3D wapbox
 bearerbox-host =3D 127.0.0.1
 http-interface-name =3D wlo1
 log-file =3D "/home/user/Desktop/wapbox.log"
 access-log =3D "/home/user/Desktop/wapaccess.log"
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 Some debug content:
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 $ bearerbox -v 0 kannel.conf
 create log
 =C2=A0[0] ERROR: Couldn't open logfile `/var/log/kannel/bearerbox.log'.
 =C2=A0[0] ERROR: System error 13: Permission denied
 =C2=A0[0] INFO: HTTP: Opening server at port 9199.
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: Started thread 1 (gwlib/fdset.c:poller)
 =C2=A0[1] DEBUG: Thread 1 (gwlib/fdset.c:poller) maps to pid 5060.
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: Started thread 2 (gwlib/http.c:server_thread)
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: Started thread 3 (gw/bb_http.c:httpadmin_run)
 =C2=A0[3] DEBUG: Thread 3 (gw/bb_http.c:httpadmin_run) maps to pid 5060.
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: starting UDP sender/receiver module
 =C2=A0[2] DEBUG: Thread 2 (gwlib/http.c:server_thread) maps to pid 5060.
 =C2=A0[2] DEBUG: HTTP: Including port 9199, fd 8 for polling in server thr=
ead
 =C2=A0[0] INFO: Adding interface 127.0.0.1
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: udpc_create: Bound to UDP <127.0.0.1:9200 <http://127.0.0=
.1:9200>>
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: Started thread 4 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_receiver)
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: Started thread 5 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_sender)
 =C2=A0[5] DEBUG: Thread 5 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_sender) maps to pid 5060.
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: udpc_create: Bound to UDP <127.0.0.1:9201 <http://127.0.0=
.1:9201>>
 =C2=A0[4] DEBUG: Thread 4 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_receiver) maps to pid 5060.
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: Started thread 6 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_receiver)
 =C2=A0[6] DEBUG: Thread 6 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_receiver) maps to pid 5060.
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: Started thread 7 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_sender)
 =C2=A0[7] DEBUG: Thread 7 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_sender) maps to pid 5060.
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: starting wapbox connection module
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: Started thread 8 (gw/bb_boxc.c:wdp_to_wapboxes)
 =C2=A0[8] DEBUG: Thread 8 (gw/bb_boxc.c:wdp_to_wapboxes) maps to pid 5060.
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: Started thread 9 (gw/bb_boxc.c:wapboxc_run)
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: starting WDP router
 =C2=A0[9] DEBUG: Thread 9 (gw/bb_boxc.c:wapboxc_run) maps to pid 5060.
 =C2=A0[0] DEBUG: Started thread 10 (gw/bearerbox.c:wdp_router)
 =C2=A0[0] INFO: ----------------------------------------
 =C2=A0[0] INFO: Kannel bearerbox II version 1.4.5 starting
 =C2=A0[0] INFO: MAIN: Start-up done, entering mainloop
 =C2=A0[10] DEBUG: Thread 10 (gw/bearerbox.c:wdp_router) maps to pid 5060.
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 $ netstat -a | grep 9200
 tcp=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 0 0.0.0.0:9200 <http:=
//0.0.0.0:9200>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 0.0.0.0:*=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0LISTEN=C2=A0
 udp=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 0 localhost:9200=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 0.0.0.0:*=C2=A0
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 bearerbox log says (get status):
 connection to port 9199:
 [2] DEBUG: HTTP: Creating HTTPClient for `127.0.0.1'.
 [2] DEBUG: HTTP: Created HTTPClient area 0x702258000fe0.
 [3] DEBUG: HTTP: Resetting HTTPClient for `127.0.0.1'.
 [1] DEBUG: Timeout for fd:36 appears.
 [1] DEBUG: HTTP: Destroying HTTPClient area 0x702258000fe0.
 [1] DEBUG: HTTP: Destroying HTTPClient for `127.0.0.1'.
 =C2=A0
 status:
 Status: running, uptime 0d 0h 0m 53s
 WDP: received 0 (0 queued), sent 0 (0 queued)
 SMS: received 0 (0 queued), sent 0 (0 queued), store size -1
 =C2=A0SMS: inbound (0.00,0.00,0.00) msg/sec, outbound (0.00,0.00,0.00) msg=
/sec
 DLR: received 0, sent 0
 =C2=A0DLR: inbound (0.00,0.00,0.00) msg/sec, outbound (0.00,0.00,0.00) msg=
/sec
 =C2=A0DLR: 0 queued, using internal storage
 Box connections:
 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0wapbox, IP 127.0.0.1 (on-line 0d 0h 0m 52s)=
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 No SMSC connections
 =C2=A0
 connection to port 9200 ("waiting for localhost"):
 [9] INFO: Client connected from <127.0.0.1>=C2=A0
 [9] DEBUG: Started thread 13 (gw/bb_boxc.c:function)
 [13] DEBUG: Thread 13 (gw/bb_boxc.c:function) maps to pid 6158.
 [13] DEBUG: setting up systems for new wapbox
 [13] DEBUG: Started thread 14 (gw/bb_boxc.c:boxc_sender)
 [14] DEBUG: Thread 14 (gw/bb_boxc.c:boxc_sender) maps to pid 6158.
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 ...but no proxyiing at all. Connection (cellphone) from outside doesn't re=
ach wapbox (no log). May anybody help me run this? It looks like setup mist=
ake.
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 Thanks.
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 Patrick K

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<p style=3D"padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 0 0;">Hi,</p>

<p style=3D"padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 0 0;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style=3D"padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 0 0;">i don&acute;t use&nbsp;What=
sapp and SMS service looks quite unhandy. What's wrong with e-mail?</p>

<p style=3D"padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 0 0;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style=3D"padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 0 0;">Patrick</p>

<p style=3D"padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 0 0;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style=3D"padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 0 0;">___________________________=
___________________________________<br />
 &gt; Od: "Mesbahuddin Malik" &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br />
 &gt; Komu: [email protected]<br />
 &gt; Datum: 04.01.2026 04:25<br />
 &gt; P=C5=99edm=C4=9Bt: Re: WAP setup issue<br />
 &gt;</p>

<div dir=3D"ltr">Hello Patrick ,
<div>Can We chat through Whatsapp .My Whatsapp&nbsp;+8801345697177 Or +8801=
345697177 ?</div>
<div>Regards</div>
<div>Mesbah</div>
</div>
<br />

<div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container">
<div class=3D"gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Sun, Jan 4, 2026 at 3:34=E2=80=AFA=
M &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 1ex;">
<p style=3D"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Dear Mesbahuddin,</p>

<p style=3D"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style=3D"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">the reason for running own WAP prox=
y is, that phone operator abandoned his WAP proxy due low traffic (cutting =
costs?).</p>

<p style=3D"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style=3D"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Patrick</p>

<p style=3D"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">___________________________________=
___________________________<br />
 &gt; Od: "Mesbahuddin Malik" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
>[email protected]</a>&gt;<br />
 &gt; Komu: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a=
><br />
 &gt; Datum: 03.01.2026 19:03<br />
 &gt; P=C5=99edm=C4=9Bt: Re: WAP setup issue<br />
 &gt;</p>

<div dir=3D"ltr">Hello ,
<div>Why are u trying WAP as that is obsolete. I have a good experience on =
kannel long ago .Can u tell me the reason for using WAP?</div>
<div>Regards</div>
<div>Mesbah</div>
<div>whatsapp(+8801833055942)</div>
</div>
<br />

<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div class=3D"gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Sat, Jan 3, 2026 at 11:27=E2=80=AF=
PM &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;=
 wrote:</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi list, happy New Year 2026=
.<br />
 <br />
 I'am trying run application wapbox (as proxy for WAP 1.x cell phone) on wo=
rkstation (Debian). As other users:<br />
 <a href=3D"https://www.kannel.org/pipermail/users/2009-February/005691.htm=
l">https://www.kannel.org/pipermail/users/2009-February/005691.html</a><br =
/>
 <a href=3D"https://www.kannel.org/pipermail/users/2013-November/020515.htm=
l">https://www.kannel.org/pipermail/users/2013-November/020515.html</a><br =
/>
 <a href=3D"https://www.kannel.org/pipermail/users/2019-June/023913.html">h=
ttps://www.kannel.org/pipermail/users/2019-June/023913.html</a><br />
 <br />
 I found some issues with running it.<br />
 <br />
 The application runs as "service" (deb package from repo) and is managed b=
y "kannel.conf" file. I didn't find "wapkannel.conf" file mentioned in docu=
mentation.<br />
 My "kannel.conf" is something like:<br />
 <br />
 group =3D core<br />
 admin-port =3D 9199<br />
 admin-password =3D bar<br />
 admin-deny-ip =3D "*.*.*.*"<br />
 admin-allow-ip =3D "127.0.0.1"<br />
 wapbox-port =3D 9200<br />
 wdp-interface-name =3D "127.0.0.1"<br />
 log-file =3D "/var/log/kannel/bearerbox.log"<br />
 box-deny-ip =3D "*.*.*.*"<br />
 box-allow-ip =3D "127.0.0.1"<br />
 <br />
 group =3D wapbox<br />
 bearerbox-host =3D 127.0.0.1<br />
 http-interface-name =3D wlo1<br />
 log-file =3D "/home/user/Desktop/wapbox.log"<br />
 access-log =3D "/home/user/Desktop/wapaccess.log"<br />
 <br />
 Some debug content:<br />
 <br />
 $ bearerbox -v 0 kannel.conf<br />
 create log<br />
 &nbsp;[0] ERROR: Couldn't open logfile `/var/log/kannel/bearerbox.log'.<br=
 />
 &nbsp;[0] ERROR: System error 13: Permission denied<br />
 &nbsp;[0] INFO: HTTP: Opening server at port 9199.<br />
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: Started thread 1 (gwlib/fdset.c:poller)<br />
 &nbsp;[1] DEBUG: Thread 1 (gwlib/fdset.c:poller) maps to pid 5060.<br />
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: Started thread 2 (gwlib/http.c:server_thread)<br />
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: Started thread 3 (gw/bb_http.c:httpadmin_run)<br />
 &nbsp;[3] DEBUG: Thread 3 (gw/bb_http.c:httpadmin_run) maps to pid 5060.<b=
r />
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: starting UDP sender/receiver module<br />
 &nbsp;[2] DEBUG: Thread 2 (gwlib/http.c:server_thread) maps to pid 5060.<b=
r />
 &nbsp;[2] DEBUG: HTTP: Including port 9199, fd 8 for polling in server thr=
ead<br />
 &nbsp;[0] INFO: Adding interface 127.0.0.1<br />
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: udpc_create: Bound to UDP &lt;<a href=3D"http://127.0.0.1=
:9200">127.0.0.1:9200</a>&gt;<br />
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: Started thread 4 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_receiver)<br />
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: Started thread 5 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_sender)<br />
 &nbsp;[5] DEBUG: Thread 5 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_sender) maps to pid 5060.<br />
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: udpc_create: Bound to UDP &lt;<a href=3D"http://127.0.0.1=
:9201">127.0.0.1:9201</a>&gt;<br />
 &nbsp;[4] DEBUG: Thread 4 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_receiver) maps to pid 5060.<br =
/>
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: Started thread 6 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_receiver)<br />
 &nbsp;[6] DEBUG: Thread 6 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_receiver) maps to pid 5060.<br =
/>
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: Started thread 7 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_sender)<br />
 &nbsp;[7] DEBUG: Thread 7 (gw/bb_udp.c:udp_sender) maps to pid 5060.<br />
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: starting wapbox connection module<br />
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: Started thread 8 (gw/bb_boxc.c:wdp_to_wapboxes)<br />
 &nbsp;[8] DEBUG: Thread 8 (gw/bb_boxc.c:wdp_to_wapboxes) maps to pid 5060.=
<br />
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: Started thread 9 (gw/bb_boxc.c:wapboxc_run)<br />
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: starting WDP router<br />
 &nbsp;[9] DEBUG: Thread 9 (gw/bb_boxc.c:wapboxc_run) maps to pid 5060.<br =
/>
 &nbsp;[0] DEBUG: Started thread 10 (gw/bearerbox.c:wdp_router)<br />
 &nbsp;[0] INFO: ----------------------------------------<br />
 &nbsp;[0] INFO: Kannel bearerbox II version 1.4.5 starting<br />
 &nbsp;[0] INFO: MAIN: Start-up done, entering mainloop<br />
 &nbsp;[10] DEBUG: Thread 10 (gw/bearerbox.c:wdp_router) maps to pid 5060.<=
br />
 <br />
 $ netstat -a | grep 9200<br />
 tcp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0 <a href=3D"http://0=
.0.0.0:9200">0.0.0.0:9200</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0.=
0.0:*&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;LISTEN&nbsp;<br=
 />
 udp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0 localhost:9200&nbsp=
; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0.0.0:*&nbsp;<br />
 <br />
 bearerbox log says (get status):<br />
 connection to port 9199:<br />
 [2] DEBUG: HTTP: Creating HTTPClient for `127.0.0.1'.<br />
 [2] DEBUG: HTTP: Created HTTPClient area 0x702258000fe0.<br />
 [3] DEBUG: HTTP: Resetting HTTPClient for `127.0.0.1'.<br />
 [1] DEBUG: Timeout for fd:36 appears.<br />
 [1] DEBUG: HTTP: Destroying HTTPClient area 0x702258000fe0.<br />
 [1] DEBUG: HTTP: Destroying HTTPClient for `127.0.0.1'.<br />
 &nbsp;<br />
 status:<br />
 Status: running, uptime 0d 0h 0m 53s<br />
 WDP: received 0 (0 queued), sent 0 (0 queued)<br />
 SMS: received 0 (0 queued), sent 0 (0 queued), store size -1<br />
 &nbsp;SMS: inbound (0.00,0.00,0.00) msg/sec, outbound (0.00,0.00,0.00) msg=
/sec<br />
 DLR: received 0, sent 0<br />
 &nbsp;DLR: inbound (0.00,0.00,0.00) msg/sec, outbound (0.00,0.00,0.00) msg=
/sec<br />
 &nbsp;DLR: 0 queued, using internal storage<br />
 Box connections:<br />
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;wapbox, IP 127.0.0.1 (on-line 0d 0h 0m 52s) =
<br />
 No SMSC connections<br />
 &nbsp;<br />
 connection to port 9200 ("waiting for localhost"):<br />
 [9] INFO: Client connected from &lt;127.0.0.1&gt;&nbsp;<br />
 [9] DEBUG: Started thread 13 (gw/bb_boxc.c:function)<br />
 [13] DEBUG: Thread 13 (gw/bb_boxc.c:function) maps to pid 6158.<br />
 [13] DEBUG: setting up systems for new wapbox<br />
 [13] DEBUG: Started thread 14 (gw/bb_boxc.c:boxc_sender)<br />
 [14] DEBUG: Thread 14 (gw/bb_boxc.c:boxc_sender) maps to pid 6158.<br />
 <br />
 ...but no proxyiing at all. Connection (cellphone) from outside doesn't re=
ach wapbox (no log). May anybody help me run this? It looks like setup mist=
ake.<br />
 <br />
 Thanks.<br />
 <br />
 Patrick K</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>

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