Intended for:
FermiMail users who need to write an Outlook filter to forward any emails with a particular sender/subject such as email alerts from monitoring systems.
Scenario/Use case:
How to write an Outlook filter to forward any emails with a particular sender/subject to your cell phone as a text message via email-to-text
Instructions:
- Determine your phone's email address (Below is a list of some carrier SMS gateways)
- AT&T: [your number]@txt.att.net
- MetroPCS: [your number]@mymetropcs.com
- Nextel: [your number]@messaging.nextel.com
- Sprint: [your number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com OR [your number]@pm.sprint.com
- T-Mobile: [your number]@tmomail.net
- Verizon: [your number]@vtext.com
- Virgin Mobile: [your number]@vmobl.com
- U.S. Cellular: [your number]@email.uscc.net
i. Google Fi: [your number]@msg.fi.google.com
- In Outlook create a new rule
- Select “Advanced Options”
- Select the condition this rule will apply to
- Click Next
- In the Step 1 box select the action "forward it to people or public group"
- In the Step 2 box click on the link “people or public group”
- Enter the text message address of your phone in the "To" box
- Click OK
- Click Next
- Click Next
- Name your rule, make sure the "Turn on Rule" box is checked
13. Click Finish