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SMS "confirmations", was: Warning possible scam

From danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject SMS "confirmations", was: Warning possible scam
Date 2018-12-02 02:35 +0000
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID <ptvgec$209$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <ptrh19$s71$1@dont-email.me> <oua9df-1b6.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> <ptte91$o4l$3@dont-email.me> <ptulr6.8ns.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <aRE2jOBkZuAcFwIg@255soft.uk>

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>>  Well, if you ask for a delivery report and get one, that is a reliable
>>confirmation, but if you do *not* get one, you indeed don't know whether
>>the message was delivered or not.

>Even that's only confirmation that a tower _thinks_ it got confirmation 
>of receipt. (Though it _probably_ is reasonable. You certainly don't 
>know if the recipient deleted it immediately, though, possibly even 
>automatically.)

On the other hand, I've sent SMS messages from my cellphone
to my non-textable land line. Yes, I have one.

And... my cellphone politely gives me the "ding" to verify
that the message was delivered.

Yes, I've complained to the carrier.  It's being looked into...



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Warning possible scam John Jones <a1jrj@hotamil.com> - 2018-11-27 09:26 +0000
  Re: Warning possible scam "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-27 23:16 +0100
    Re: Warning possible scam "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-28 07:00 +0000
      Re: Warning possible scam "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-28 13:44 +0100
    Re: Warning possible scam M.L. <me@privacy.invalid> - 2018-11-28 15:45 -0600
      Re: Warning possible scam John Jones <a1jrj@hotamil.com> - 2018-11-29 11:45 +0000
      Re: Warning possible scam "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-29 15:57 +0100
        Re: Warning possible scam Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2018-11-30 14:21 +0000
          Re: Warning possible scam "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-12-01 04:15 +0100
            Re: Warning possible scam Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2018-12-01 08:46 +0100
              Re: Warning possible scam Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-12-01 18:02 +0000
                Re: Warning possible scam "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-12-01 19:52 +0000
                SMS "confirmations", was: Warning possible scam danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2018-12-02 02:35 +0000
                Re: SMS "confirmations", was: Warning possible scam "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-12-02 13:42 +0100
    Re: Warning possible scam micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-11-29 07:06 -0500
      Re: Warning possible scam "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-29 15:58 +0100

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