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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# This file is part of Koha.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2013 Equinox Software, Inc.
+#
+# Koha is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Koha is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Koha; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
+
+use Modern::Perl;
+
+use Test::More tests => 4;
+
+use C4::Context;
+use C4::Letters;
+use C4::Members;
+
+my $dbh = C4::Context->dbh;
+
+# Start transaction
+$dbh->{AutoCommit} = 0;
+$dbh->{RaiseError} = 1;
+
+$dbh->do('DELETE FROM message_queue');
+
+my $borrowernumber = AddMember(
+    firstname    => 'Jane',
+    surname      => 'Smith',
+    categorycode => 'PT',
+    branchcode   => 'CPL',
+);
+
+my $message_id = C4::Letters::EnqueueLetter({
+    borrowernumber         => $borrowernumber,
+    message_transport_type => 'sms',
+    to_address             => 'to@example.com',
+    from_address           => 'from@example.com',
+    letter => {
+        content      => 'a message',
+        title        => 'message title',
+        metadata     => 'metadata',
+        code         => 'TEST_MESSAGE',
+        content_type => 'text/plain',
+    },
+});
+
+ok(defined $message_id && $message_id > 0, 'new message successfully queued');
+
+my $messages_processed = C4::Letters::SendQueuedMessages();
+is($messages_processed, 1, 'all queued messages processed');
+
+my $messages = C4::Letters::GetQueuedMessages({ borrowernumber => $borrowernumber });
+is(scalar(@$messages), 1, 'one message stored for the borrower');
+
+is(
+    $messages->[0]->{status},
+    'failed',
+    'message marked failed if tried to send SMS message for borrower with no smsalertnumber set (bug 11208)'
+);
+
+$dbh->rollback;