Is it possible to have my phone forward any incoming SMS messages I receive to another number or an email address? I will be going out of the country, and am looking for a way to receive my texts via skype or a similar service...
I don't think such an application exists. However, why don't you bring your native sim-card with you and periodically put it into your cell-phone. All the providers I know of do not charge for incoming sms when in roaming (providing incoming sms are free domestically). Not the ideal solution, i know.
The conversations data seems to be stored here:
/home/user/.rtcom-eventlogger/el-v1.db
in an SQLite database. Text messages are stored in the Events tables, I'm sure a script could be written to pick up new records periodically and then 'send' them somewhere else.
As a quick fix you could connect via ssh to your phone and use sqlite to view your messages.