IMHO, this issue is a bit more complicated than just legislatures being
to lazy to act. How much control of our internet and our text messaging
to we want to give to our government? Freedom and lack of legislation is
what has made the internet and the world wide web what is it today.
On 5/25/2014 2:38 AM, todd patkus wrote:
Mark,
I well understand what you are talking about.
First of all, this is NOT new. Issues like this still exist; not all
have been resolved. There will always be loopholes! Look at junk
emails/spams that pop up onPCs! Therefore, iMessages are not alone.
Part of this problem is due to lack of legislators not acting up.
Congress is too lazy to act up; they just blabber, blabber; like to
babble but no action.
If I were you, I simply kill them. Same with junk emails, I simply
hit the magic button. That is it.
Mark, if you still feel strong this should be done, tell FCC, FTC,
your state representative or whoever you wish.
Meantime, this may not solve the problems completely.
Todd
----- Original Message -----
From: "M. Taylor" <[email protected]
To: <[email protected]
Date sent: Sun, 25 May 2014 00:51:33 -0700
Subject: What To Do If You Are Recieving Unwanted iMessages
Hello All,
This is for all iOS iMessage users.
Yesterday, I posted about what to do if you are an A T & T
customer and you
receive unwanted SMS SPAM.
Now of course, in iOS 7.x, you can block the offending sender of
incoming
SMS messages be they standard text messages or iMessages directly
from your
iOS device. If that works for you, great.
As for me, however, merely blocking something locally on my
device does not
seem to make me feel better. That is why I did some research and
discovered
the short code to which A T & T customers are supposed to forward
their
unwanted SPAM in order to give A T & T a heads-up on who is
gaming its
network.
What I did not mention in my previous post on this, is that,
apparently,
none of the US wireless providers have any control over what is
sent via
iMessage. Consequently, if you forward an iMessage to the A T &
T SPAM
alert short code number (and I assume this is true for Verizon
Wireless as
well) you will receive a thank you message requesting that you
reply with
either the telephone or short code number of the offending
spammer.
What?
Many iMessages don't display a phone number; in fact, they most
often
display an email address.
Consequently, if you are receiving unwanted iMessage SPAM, and
you want to
report it to Apple in addition to blocking is locally on your
device, you
must do the following in accordance with Apple's instructions.
Interestingly, I checked with approximately 20 or so people,
today, all of
whom use iMessage on three of the US's four major wireless
carriers
including A T & T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint. All of
the
T-Mobile customers I know are Android users. Hmm.
Anyway, many of those with whom I contacted reported either
having received
their first iMessage SPAM or an increase in the number of
iMessages
received, this week.
But I digress. Getting back on point, I followed the
instructions below in
order to report my iMessage SPAM and now I feel much better. I
hope that
after reading the following instructions, you will feel better as
well.
Mark
From Apple:
Reporting unwanted messages sent from iMessage
If you're seeing unwanted iMessages (spam) in Messages app, you
can report
those to Apple.
To report unwanted iMessage messages to Apple, please send an
email with the
following details to: [email protected]
1.
Include a screenshot of the message you have received.
2.
Include the full email address or phone number you received the
unwanted
message from.
3.
Include the date and time that you received the message.
To take a screenshot:
To take a screenshot on your iOS device, press and release the
Sleep/Wake
button and the Home button at the same time. The screenshot is
added to your
Camera Roll album.
To take a screenshot in OS X, simultaneously press the Command +
Shift and
the number 3 key on your keyboard. The screenshot is saved to
your Desktop
folder.
Additional InformationNote: Report unwanted ("spam") SMS and MMS
type
messages to your cellular provider. Contact your carrier for
additional
details.
Look in the Messages conversation thread to determine if a
message was sent
via iMessage. Messages sent via iMessage are labeled as
"iMessage" above the
message in the text field. SMS and MMS type messages read "Text
Message"
instead.
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