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Advanced Features

Receiving emails with SMS​

In order to support the numerous amount of messaging services available we use the mail forwarding mechanism. This feature is available out-of-the box with most mailing services.

Requirements​

Saved access in wallet​

To identify the intended phone number, we match your saved email addresses (from wallet) against all intended emails. In other to get mail access, be certain you are using a valid phonenumber and have saved at least 1 email in the your access wallet.

How to forward emails to your SWOB account​

In the email client of your preferred emailing service, forward to: forwarding@smswithoutborders.com Once we verify you request for forwarding (an authentication message would be sent to us), we will respond via email. All forwarding messages would be sent your to phone number via SMS. Example forwarding for supported email services How to forward emails from Gmail account

Example forwarding for supported email services​

How to forward emails from Gmail account

Setting up a Gateway (Relay point)​

Gateways (aka Relay points) are SMS receiving and sending units. In this tutorial we hope you help anyone setup a Gateway unit and start receiving and sending out SMS messages.

Coming soon ...