To increase security and reduce the number of unwanted messages, which includes spam, you can restrict Chat message requests from unknown senders in 1:1 conversations and spaces. On your computer,
Like spambait throwaway email accounts, but visible to the world indefinitely. Shouldn't use with any service that allows account reset through SMS alone, or who has your real identity or payment info. Think: logins you would put on BugMeNot
Also:
https://sms-hero.com
https://textverified.com/free
[other paid services exist]
Prose Web application. XMPP client for team messaging. - prose-im/prose-app-web
Alternatives:
FreeLists.org
Gaggle.email (not happy that they genericize the word Listserv)
Enhanced and security-focused fork of Signal. Contribute to mollyim/mollyim-android development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication
popular [mobile] client:
Element, formerly Riot Chat http://element.io
Franz is a freemium messaging app /former emperor of Austria, that combines chat & messaging services into one application.
Cheaper than Callcentric and Les.net, and supports SMS with app
For Linux, dovecot, and rainloop, but the postfix stuff is useful
$5/month as of 2023
It describes using IIS as the proxy, in addition to Nginx and others.
Couldn't you just do this by sending video in a DM with Instagram or something? Maybe I could recreate it with something self-hosted, with email notification.
RCS is planned for the future, but awaiting more public API support.