Re: Email from IBM i to Verizon text manager

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd guess it's done...these are years old

https://community.verizon.com/discussion/1244449/email-to-text-vtext-com-not-working?tab=accepted
https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1mqaafx/what_do_you_guys_use_for_email_to_sms_now_that/

Charles


On Thu, Mar 5, 2026 at 9:10 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?
> --
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Agile Technology Architects
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>
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