Re: Email from IBM i to Verizon text manager

[Richard Schoen <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are SMTP services that you can subscribe to now that the providers no longer have the services avail.

You don't need a special product. Just need to set up for the right service and go through all the setup and authorization motions.

Or figure out how to use Twilio, SendGrid, etc......

Regards,
Richard Schoen
Web: http://www.richardschoen.net
Email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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message: 1
date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 10:07:49 -0700
from: Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Email from IBM i to Verizon text manager

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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