Re: Email from IBM i to Verizon text manager

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, yea I just learned that.  
The “enterprise” level replacement is just way too expensive for me to contemplate it.   


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Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects




> On Mar 5, 2026, at 10:11 AM, Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Keep in mind these email to text services are being phased out.
>
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > We use SNDSMTPEMM to send out emails and texts from our customers to
> > ourselves.
> >
> > When we send to our normal email address, works great (presuming the
> > appropriate set up)
> >
> > When we send it to Verizon text handling   (2225556123@xxxxxxxxx for
> > example) Verizon is supposed to forward that message to the phone number
> > listed as a text message.  From my email it works great.  From IBM i the
> > texts do not come through.  Adding “1” to the front of the email does not
> > seem to help.
> >
> > Thoughts?
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> > Jim Oberholtzer
> > Agile Technology Architects
> >
> >
> >
> >
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