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emmett
09-05-2007, 05:29 AM
After flashing my Cingular 8525 device with LVSW's latest WM6 rom, I can no longer send text (sms) messages to an email address as I was able to do before.

I found a workaround for this actually. I found this on wikibooks:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ#How_Can_I_Send_E-mail_From_Any_Cingular_Phone.3F

Basically instead of sending an email direct to an email address, you would send it to 121 with the email address at the beginning of the message body followed by a space. I tested it and it works, but it is a pain as I have to manually type the email address rather than choosing it from my address book.

Does anyone know of a permanent fix for this problem? The problem seems to be that there is no longer a gateway between SMS and email. I tried searching the registry for a possible fix but nothing jumps out at me. I also tried searching the forums and the wiki but to no avail.

Kudos to LVSW for a great rom, BTW...
tankers
09-05-2007, 03:22 PM
This one might help,

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Inbox\Settings]
"SMStoSMTPShortCode"="121"
emmett
10-05-2007, 07:25 AM
This one might help,

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Inbox\Settings]
"SMStoSMTPShortCode"="121"

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried adding that value to my registry but it still isn't letting me send an SMS to an email address. Here's the exact error message:

"Cannot recognize one or more recipients or the address is not valid. Would you like to send the message anyway?"

So I hit yes then it says:

"The Text Message account cannot be used to send e-mail messages."

Anybody have any more ideas? Tomorrow I'm going to get a hold of a buddy at work that has a Cingular 8525 and see if I can find the settings in his registry.
emmett
10-05-2007, 03:26 PM
Is this something that will be fixed possibly with the Cingular apps cab install? Or is that only applications and not settings such as this?
kenlester
04-03-2008, 04:08 AM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1987708#post1987708
Bouhboulle
19-04-2008, 02:07 PM
Hi,

Have the same error message on my TyTN when trying to send or reply to any SMS I receive.

Have found a solution on the web to resolve this and remove the error message :

go to messaging/menu/options/address tab
(in, contacts, get email addresses from) : choose [all e-mail fields].

Hope it can help some users ...

Regards to all