Possible to get SMS/text message notification when process ends or is killed?
There are 3 ways to accomplish the sending of an SMS message from a server and/or application.
Setup your own gateway
If you google for "sms gateway" you'll find a large list of applications that you can setup which will provide this capability. You can also take an old cell phone and a PC and set them up using this tutorial titled: Setting up an SMS Gateway to create your own SMS gateway.
Use a ready made service
There are service providers that offer this capability (typically for a fee). Here are a couple of them:
fee- http://www.esendex.co.uk/
- http://www.twilio.com/
- http://www.kannel.org/
These providers often provide a library and/or API, such as this one from twilio, so that you can integrate them more easily into your application if needed.
Send an email to your provider's SMS gateway
Most providers (Verizon, AT&T, etc.) provide the ability to send an SMS message to your phone using the
<phonenumber>@provider.com. Wikipedia also has a pretty exhaustive list of SMS gateways.
Another option if you have an android phone: use NotifyMyAndroid to send push messages to your phone.
Take a look at gcsms if you have a Google account. It's sort of a hack that uses Google's calendar event notification to send free SMS to your phone right from the shell. You can even send SMS to multiple people provided they've set up their settings properly.
By the way, I am the creator of gcsms.