Managed File Transfer User Guide

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Example 2: Send an SMS or MMS Message

The Send Email task can be used to send a

SMS

text message by sending an email to a recipient's cellular number at their wireless carrier's domain. For example, sending an email to 4029444242@vtext.com will send an SMS text message to a wireless telephone number carried by Verizon Wireless. The following list contains the SMS email addresses for the for the most popular cellular phone carriers:

AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net

Cingular: phonenumber@cingularme.com

Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com

Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com

T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net

Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com

Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com

The Send Email task can also send a

MMS

message with attachments to wireless carriers that support that feature. Typically, a wireless carrier's domain for MMS messages is different than their SMS domain. Not all carriers support all file types. The following list contains the MMS email address for the most popular cellular phone carriers:

AT&T: phonenumber@mms.att.net

Cingular: phonenumber@mms.mycingular.com

Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com

Sprint: phonenumber@pm.sprint.com

T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net

Verizon: phonenumber@vzwpix.com

Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmpix.com

Message and data rates may apply.

Use the following instructions to send a MMS text message to a cellular device:

From within the Project Designer page, expand the Email folder in the Component Library, and then drag the Send Email task to the Project Outline.

On the Basic tab of the Send Mail task, specify values for the following attributes:

SMTP Server: The SMTP Server Resource that will send the message to the wireless carrier.
From: The email address of the sender.
To: The telephone number and domain of the recipients. Multiple telephone numbers and domains should be separated by a comma.
Subject: The subject of the email. 
Message: The message body text.