# Auto-texting STOP to unknown numbers | eieio.games

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## What Jamie wrote

First, I have generally found that texting STOP really does work. I know that some worry that responding is just validating that there is a real human at this number and you will get more spam. That has **not** been my experience with text and STOP.

Second, I've tried to automate this many times and the trigger event never seems to work for me. I found it interesting that this automation is using a space to trigger, so essentially seeing all texts. I don't like how this intersects with the address book and such. I would rather detect a trigger word.

But even without automation it is pretty easy to send "STOP". It does work. Give it a try.

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