Unreplyable text messages

[UncleEbenezer]

I've recently been receiving unreplyable text messages, with or without a number. I'm not happy with it: I may not want to reply to a text, but it seems abusive to send texts that won't accept any reply.

Does anyone know if such texts can be generically blocked? I.e. accept a text message if and only if it has a replyable sender address?

[Breelander]

...it seems abusive to send texts that won't accept any reply...

Apparently, this happens if...

...you are receiving the SMS from an Internet to SMS service therefore there is no phone number, no contact details and no reply option. It is a process used by legitimate businesses and scammers alike unfortunately.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/samsu ... sages.html

[stewamax]

That is so.
Anyone who uses popular bulk-SMS services such as Textlocal can define their own sender number (which can be anything) or specify it as text (e.g. 'SuperSender'). If you reply to such a text, the reply unsurprisingly vanishes.

[UncleEbenezer]

...it seems abusive to send texts that won't accept any reply...

Apparently, this happens if...

...you are receiving the SMS from an Internet to SMS service therefore there is no phone number, no contact details and no reply option. It is a process used by legitimate businesses and scammers alike unfortunately.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/samsu ... sages.html

Thanks for the reply.

Methinks that should read FSVO "legitimate businesses". If I should ever opt in to receiving text messages from an unreplyable source, I'd be fine with having to add that source to a whitelist.

[stevensfo]

but it seems abusive to send texts that won't accept any reply.

I felt the same way about emails that have 'noreply' in the message, until our IT guy explained that in fact, they do receive the emails, just that the emails go into a folder that they decide not to read. So now I do the same.

But, you're right. It's very rude. So just delete and forget.

Steve