diff --git a/bin/memacs_sms.py b/bin/memacs_sms.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Time-stamp: <2011-10-28 15:13:31 aw>
+
+from memacs.sms import SmsMemacs
+
+PROG_VERSION_NUMBER = u"0.1"
+PROG_VERSION_DATE = u"2011-12-27"
+PROG_SHORT_DESCRIPTION = u"Memacs for sms"
+PROG_TAG = u"sms"
+PROG_DESCRIPTION = u"""
+This Memacs module will parse output of sms xml backup files
+
+sample xml file:
+... TODO
+
+
+Then an Org-mode file is generated.
+"""
+COPYRIGHT_YEAR = "2011-2012"
+COPYRIGHT_AUTHORS = """Karl Voit <tools@Karl-Voit.at>,
+Armin Wieser <armin.wieser@gmail.com>"""
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    memacs = SmsMemacs(
+        prog_version=PROG_VERSION_NUMBER,
+        prog_version_date=PROG_VERSION_DATE,
+        prog_description=PROG_DESCRIPTION,
+        prog_short_description=PROG_SHORT_DESCRIPTION,
+        prog_tag=PROG_TAG,
+        copyright_year=COPYRIGHT_YEAR,
+        copyright_authors=COPYRIGHT_AUTHORS
+        )
+    memacs.handle_main()
diff --git a/memacs/sms.py b/memacs/sms.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Time-stamp: <2011-10-28 15:13:31 aw>
+
+import sys
+import os
+import logging
+import xml.sax
+import time
+from xml.sax._exceptions import SAXParseException
+from lib.orgformat import OrgFormat
+from lib.memacs import Memacs
+from lib.reader import CommonReader
+
+
+class SmsSaxHandler(xml.sax.handler.ContentHandler):
+    """
+    Sax handler for following xml's:
+
+    <?xml version="1.0"?>
+    <log>
+    <logentry
+       revision="13">
+    <author>bob</author>
+    <date>2011-11-05T18:18:22.936127Z</date>
+    <msg>Bugfix.</msg>
+    </logentry>
+    </log>
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, writer):
+        """
+        Ctor
+
+        @param writer: orgwriter
+        """
+        self._writer = writer
+
+
+    def startElement(self, name, attrs):
+        """
+        at every <tag> remember the tagname
+        * sets the revision when in tag "logentry"
+        """
+        logging.debug("Handler @startElement name=%s,attrs=%s", name, attrs)
+        
+        if name == "sms":
+            sms_subject = attrs['subject']
+            sms_date = int(attrs['date']) / 1000     # unix epoch
+            sms_body = attrs['body']
+            sms_address  = attrs['address']
+            sms_type_incoming = int(attrs['type']) == 1
+            
+            if sms_type_incoming == True: 
+                output = "SMS from "
+            else:
+                output = "SMS to " 
+            
+            output += sms_address + ": "
+            
+            if sms_subject != "null":
+                # in case of MMS we have a subject
+                output += sms_subject
+                notes = sms_body
+            else:
+                output += sms_body
+                notes = ""
+
+            timestamp = OrgFormat.datetime(time.gmtime(sms_date))
+            
+            #properties = OrgProperties()
+            
+            self._writer.write_org_subitem(output=output,
+                                           timestamp=timestamp,
+                                           note=notes)
+
+class SmsMemacs(Memacs):
+    def _parser_add_arguments(self):
+        """
+        overwritten method of class Memacs
+
+        add additional arguments
+        """
+        Memacs._parser_add_arguments(self)
+
+        self._parser.add_argument(
+            "-f", "--file", dest="smsxmlfile",
+            action="store", required=True,
+            help="path to sms xml backup file")
+
+    def _parser_parse_args(self):
+        """
+        overwritten method of class Memacs
+
+        all additional arguments are parsed in here
+        """
+        Memacs._parser_parse_args(self)
+        if not (os.path.exists(self._args.smsxmlfile) or \
+                     os.access(self._args.smsxmlfile, os.R_OK)):
+            self._parser.error("input file not found or not readable")
+
+    def _main(self):
+        """
+        get's automatically called from Memacs class
+        read the lines from svn xml file, parse and write them to org file
+        """
+
+        data = CommonReader.get_data_from_file(self._args.smsxmlfile)
+
+        try:
+            xml.sax.parseString(data.encode('utf-8'),
+                                SmsSaxHandler(self._writer))
+        except SAXParseException:
+            logging.error("No correct XML given")
+            sys.exit(1)