iPhone Programming: Send a text message? Access contact list?

I'm still new to the API and I wanted to ask:

• Can you send a text message programmatically?
• Can you access the users contact list programmatically?

I'm thinking no. I haven't seen anything about text messaging in the API, and I figure the sandboxing that the iPhone does keeps you away from the phones contact list.

Thanks everyone.

From stackoverflow

• 1) I'm afraid you can't send SMS with the iPhone SDK although you can make a link to send an SMS like so: <a href="sms:408-555-5555">408 555 5555</a>

  2) You can access the contact list with the Address Book UI framework

  David Grant : You can also programmatically open the Text (SMS) by passing a sms:// URL to UIApplication's openURL method.

• one way round the sms/mms problem is to use an external aggregator then you can utilise http between a server and the iphone to send sms obviously there is a cost involved this way to the developer

• external aggregator then you can utilise http

  You mean my app would use http://MySite.com?from=&to=&msg=

  And then my server-side code would send the actual text-message?

  Has anyone come up with a more "direct" method?

  Sneakyness : It's not happening. It just isn't. Read through all of Apple's documentation on getting started with iPhone programming and you'll understand why.

• Yes You can build an app to send SMS. All u need a server API, which u gonna call through ur code, to send sms. I am saying this bcoz i am currently working on it.

  As soon as i m done with my app,i am gonna share it. http://shishir.com?from=shishir&to=shishir&message=hi&sandbox=false&username=user&password=pass

  u hv to pass values through URL.

  will go in deep very soon.

  regards shishir