SprintPCS spam policies

Thu Jun 24 21:44:43 UTC 2004

> I just wanted to give everyone a heads-up on the antispam policies of
> SprintPCS, so that you will know what to expect if you start getting blocked
> by their mx.messaging.sprintpcs.com mail servers.

As a non-sprint-related side note, I know of somebody whose AT&T 
Wireless phone service was rendered completely unusable by incoming spam 
via the email-to-SMS gateway.  The typical rate was one message every 30 
minutes, the only solution offered by customer service was to change the 
phone number.   Has anyone ever encountered spammers doing a dictionary 
attack (emailing all 9999 phone numbers in a NXX) via email-to-SMS 
gateways?