"Dutch" <buryit@blackholespam.net> wrote in message
news:kwk2u04hfhkq$.dlg@blackholespam.net...
> While dumping the alt.cellular.sprintpcs bit bucket, I heard John Holmes
> say:
>
>> "Dutch" <buryit@blackholespam.net> wrote in message
>> news:3njsxm57xm3b$.dlg@blackholespam.net...
>>> While dumping the alt.cellular.sprintpcs bit bucket, I heard John Holmes
>>> say:
>>>
>>>> Last night, just before midnight, I received a SPAM text message as
>>>> follows:
>>>>
> [...]
>>>> Anyone know what's going on???
>>>
>>> I believe the majority of the text spam originates as email sent through
>>> one of the many SMS mail-to-text gateways, likely just using sequential
>>> numbering. The cost to send it is so low that the spammers don't care if
>>> a lot of the addresses bounce. Since I pay per message, I've blocked
>>> most of the major gateways in my SMS filter using my online Sprint
>>> account's "Message Settings". Here's the list that I have blocked so
>>> far:
>>>
>>> cingularme.com
>>> email.uscc.net
>>> ivctext.com
>>> lolatext.com
>>> message.alltel.com
>>> message.sprintpcs.com
>>> msg.acsalaska.com
>>> mymetropcs.com
>>> nmode.com
>>> pcs.rogers.com
>>> qwestmp.com
>>> sms.sasktel.com
>>> teleflip.com
>>> tmomail.net
>>> txt.att.net
>>> utext.com
>>> vmobil.com
>>> vmobile.ca
>>> vtext.com
>>> vzwpix.com
>>>
>>> Since I've blocked those gateways, the only text messages I've gotten
>>> are free ones from Sprint CS.
>>
>> Where id this setting? I did not see it on the Sprint Web Site.
>
> I log in to my account, and then click on "View My Online Tools" on the
> right side center of the page. Next, in the "Communication Tools"
> section on the left, I click on "Open Text Messaging", and then
> "Settings & Preferences" in the "Text Messaging Options" box to get to
> the "SMS Text Messaging" entry box. Each domain has to be added
> individually, but that's not much work for the relief from spam it
> gives... :-)
>
> --
> Dutch


Found it! Thanks!