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> which, for most of the SMS services, is a strike against the spammer. Huh, didn’t know that. I assumed that it was nothing more than baiting a response, veri
by corytheboyd 2y ago
> which, for most of the SMS services, is a strike against the spammer.
Huh, didn’t know that. I assumed that it was nothing more than baiting a response, verifying that the phone number is a hit.
- Jeremy1026 2y agoIn Twilio[1] a "STOP" reply is an automatic add to blocklist. Their user doesn't have control over how that is handled. I wouldn't be surprised if other providers have the same controls in place behind the scenes. [1] https://help.twilio.com/articles/223134027-Twilio-support-for-opt-out-keywords-SMS-STOP-filtering#h_01FBWGDY78H0PYY28VC341JPKE https://help.twilio.com/articles/223134027-Twilio-support-fo...
- atonse 2y agoBut you still get a webhook notifying you they said stop. So as far as telling whether it’s a legit number, the spammers still win.