The AT&T Web site offers a solution for SMS spam by providing a link to www.upoc.com
But when I took a look at that site it appeared that I could only block senders who were registered there. I doubt my spammer is. But, as you say, maybe this is a way to set up a list of people I agree to get text messages from. When I talked to AT&T on the phone they didn't mention upoc, nor did they say anything about researching the problem by looking at the email headers. But if I do find the originating email address, then what? ------ Forwarded Message From: b_s-wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:07:33 -0400 Subject: Re: SMS Spam > I am receiving approximately 10 spam SMS text messages on my cell phone each > day. They say they are coming from telephone number (000)000-0000. AT&T, > my cellular provider, suggested sending the message, ³Stop² as a reply > message. Of course, the telephone number is invalid, so this didn¹t work. > These things are extremely annoying. It¹s almost as bad as getting junk > phone calls. Any one know how I can put a stop to it? I'm not sure how to stop the spam, unless you can block all messages except from a group of known senders. I can do that on my Nokia phone with T-Mobile. Most likely those messages are sent via email with spoofed addresses. I frequently email to SMS, using the phone # email addresses: T-Mobile: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Virgin Mobile: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cingular: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sprint: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Verizon: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nextel: [EMAIL PROTECTED] where phonenumber = your 10 digit phone number Or use one of many email to SMS services on the web. It's possible that your provider may have these spam messages on file. If so, they can look at the headers for origin, or email the message files to your computer for you to examine the headers. Betty ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************ ------ End of Forwarded Message ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
