Knowledge Base

Sub-categories

1. Default Settings
   Pre-saved values to make Email-to-SMS messaging as easy as possible.
2. Permissions
   Controlled access to the Email-to-SMS facility.

Articles

• The limitations of Email-to-SMS.

Tutorials

• How to submit MT SMS using Email-to-SMS.
• How to have delivery reports sent back to the sender of an Email-to-SMS message.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the difference between Email-to-SMS and the SMTP version of the SMS API?
• What happens if I include my 'signature' within the email?
• Do the parameters and their corresponding values have to be in a particular order?
• What happens if I include more than one instance of a particular parameter?
• How do I send a Unicode message via Email-to-SMS?
• Why do my Email-to-SMS messages get truncated to approximately 70 characters?

Question

What is the difference between Email-to-SMS and the SMTP version of the SMS API?

Answer

The Email-to-SMS service is intended for those that wish to send SMS through their standard email clients, such as MS Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird. The SMS API, on the other hand, is intended for programmatic sending of SMS.

Bearing in mind that each service is intended for a different type of use, there are significant differences between the two from feature perspective.

1. Email-to-SMS only accommodates for plain ASCII text, whilst the SMTP version of the SMS API uses base64 encoding to allow for more than the limited ASII alphabet.
2. Email-to-SMS allows for long messaging, whilst the SMTP version of the SMS API doesn't.