New Post Text Notification

I found and tested a way to get text notifications of new Message Board posts. Basically, it's just setting up a filter with forwarding



1. In your @kingsburytexas.org mail account, go to Settings by clicking on the little gear icon in the top right.

2. Click on "See all settings"

3. Go to the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab

4. Under the "Forwarding" section, select the "Add a forwarding address" button

5. Now it depends on your carrier what "address" you use. it will be your 10-digit phone number @ carrier SMS:

  Verizon: xxxxxxxxxx@vzwpix.com (@vtext.com is also valid but has a 160 character limit and you won't get the entire confirmation email)

  AT&T: xxxxxxxxxx@mms.att.net or <phone number>@txt.att.net (If you only get a partial text on one, try the other)

  T-Mobile: xxxxxxxxxx@tmomail.net
6. Have it send you a verification code and enter that.
7. Then it will send you a verification email with a link in it as a text.

That sets up and verifies a forwarding "email" address.  Now create a filter so that only the ProBoards new posts notification sends you a text:
1.  Go back into your mail settings and go to the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tag again.
2.  Forwarding should be set to "Disable forwarding" unless you want everything forwarded to you as a text.
3.  Go to the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" tab
4.  At the bottom, click on "Create a new filter"
5.  In the "From", enter noreply@proboards.com and then click "Create filter"
6.  Check the box on "Forward it to:" and choose the address you set up for your phone number.  Click "Create filter".
7.  Then you have to go through the verification code step again.

It looks like a lot but it's just a one time thing and then you're set!