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I need to send mail using CakePHP component to the following email ID: "999999999999@txt.att.net".

This email ID is of one mobile number! If I send mail to "999999999999@txt.att.net" it will come to his mobile message inbox! is it possible to do? Do I need to integrate any API for it? Please help me!

jsduniya
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    Please take care when posting questions that they’re readable and formatted correctly. – Martin Bean Jun 06 '13 at 15:39
  • @martin Bean was doing it, suddenly post got submitted, i am editing it. – jsduniya Jun 06 '13 at 15:41
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    No need, I’ve already edited it for you ;) – Martin Bean Jun 06 '13 at 15:43
  • @FDL thanks that was use full link..!! – jsduniya Jun 06 '13 at 15:44
  • This question, as it is now, is pretty confusing. Unlike other services (such as instant messaging) the mechanism to send e-mail is exactly the same no matter the recipient (thank God). Whatever the recipient decides to do with the message is an entirely different issue. – Álvaro González Jun 06 '13 at 15:45
  • I asked this question before, and got some good answers but can't find my question. Can you search questions by poster? – Reactgular Jun 06 '13 at 15:49
  • @ alvaro G vicarion : I completely agree with you, but the point is we use email template while sending mail through CakePHP component, how does that template supports in message inbox.!! – jsduniya Jun 06 '13 at 15:49
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    found it: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16674409/send-a-cellphone-sms-text-without-the-use-of-a-third-party-service – Reactgular Jun 06 '13 at 15:50
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    @SiddeshBhalke if it's helpful. Upvote it. I need the points! :) – Reactgular Jun 06 '13 at 15:51
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    check this out: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.apksoft.android.smsgateway&hl=en – Reactgular Jun 06 '13 at 15:57
  • @Mathew Are you using this app ?? does it help me for testing..? – jsduniya Jun 06 '13 at 15:59
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    I'm playing with it, but it doesn't work the way that I want. I might write my own since I do Android stuff already. There are a lot of SMS gateways in the play store. Try a few to see if they do what you need. – Reactgular Jun 06 '13 at 16:02

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This does work for some mobile carriers, but the customer must activate the service. Allowing their phone to receive SMS texts via email. By default, carriers have this feature disabled.

So you would be required to have someone sign into their online account with their carrier, find this feature and enable it.

Something I don't think most people are even capable of doing.

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  • Not only this, but carriers can and often do block inbound messages if they're sent from programs. – somedev Jun 06 '13 at 15:40
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    @somedev I just tested this, and Rogers sent my phone a message saying that I received an email text message. I would have to `subscribe` to an extra service to have the email sent to my phone. It's as I thought. It has to be enabled, and it'll likely cost people $$$ for the service. – Reactgular Jun 06 '13 at 15:44
  • @somedev : what is block inbound messages ? can you please tell me.! – jsduniya Jun 06 '13 at 15:47
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    Indeed, just saying, we used to do this and had to stop because even if they signed up the carrier eventually blocked us. Each user was sent one message a week or so; but they didn't like us sending to hundreds of different users so ATT and Verizon would block the messages and treat them as spam. – somedev Jun 06 '13 at 15:48
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    @SiddeshBhalke I think he's just referring to general spam filtering, and since the carrier is the one doing the filter there is little you can do to stop it from being filtered. – Reactgular Jun 06 '13 at 15:48
  • @Mathew Foscarini .. got it..! – jsduniya Jun 06 '13 at 15:50