Ooooo, that would be a nice feature :)

Would be perfect if you could text the search string, that way the retreival would be as powerful and flexible as the smart searches!

+1 here!

Ugh. Where are the spelling fairies when you need them.

"retreival" should be "retrieval"

I would love to do this. So the instant I go, "Oh god, I have to pick up the dry cleaning!" I can text that to my RTM account instead of trying to write it down on my hand so I don't forget.

@lauren.hatcher - While waiting for the ability to do so via text message, are you familiar with the feature that lets you do this now, via email? Very handy.

http://www.rememberthemilk.com/help/answers/sending/emailinbox.rtm

i do agree that it would be nice to have direct txt support (not via Twitter. i rarely get it to work)

but, almost easier (and safer than txt'ing if driving with a mobile phone)... Dial2Do.com

super easy, simple setup. just dial the number and say "Remember The Milk" the voice prompts let you know everything else.

just say it as you would type it in "pick up dry cleaning thursday"

Todd, you can also use Jott with RTM.

Dial2do sounds good.
Does what you describe Todd, work on the basic free version of dial2do, or do you have to get the $4 month version?

Anyway, If you don't like writing on your hand, or have not got a notepad with you, why dont you just put a memo or note on your phone and have it alarm out when you get home to remind you to add it to RTM
Simples!!

David,

Dial2Do does give you access to add (and hear) tasks in Remember the Milk in their free version.

Leah

As far as sending yourself tasks for RTM, I have found a couple of (somewhat indirect) ways to use SMS texting...

First is to simply send a text that utilizes the RTM site's Smart Add Shortcuts (for example: Taskname ^duedate *repeatinterval #tag) to your RTM inbox e-mail address. This will result in a task in your inbox that has no subject, due date, etc. but with a note that can simply be copied and pasted into the "Add a new task" text box. Tada! Don't forget to delete the 'unnamed task' that you texted in. :)

More info on Smart Add Shortcuts if you aren't familiar can be found here:
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/smartadd/

The other method is a bit more roundabout, but should work for you if your phone views the + in your RTM e-mail addy as invalid. Use the e-mail format shortcuts (found here: http://www.rememberthemilk.com/help/answers/sending/emailinbox.rtm) to compose a text and send it to your own regular e-mail address. From here, you can either copy and paste it into a new e-mail, or forward it to your RTM inbox address. You will more than likely need to reformat it a touch: remove carrots, put everything on separate lines, remove header info, etc. before you send it off, but then it should be properly formatted on RTM.

In either case, you will probably find it useful to utilize any sort of "quick notes" feature on your phone. These are preset text templates for things you say often. It usually comes preloaded with very simple things ("Thank you." "I'm here." "I am in a meeting."), but you can often add custom ones. You can type out the basic format for either Smart touch or e-mail shorthand, and then just fill in the blanks. This is especially handy if your phone likes to make you sidescroll through one continuous stream of punctuation to find anything...

Hope this is useful. :)

Oh, and the following quote from the e-mail format applies to texting signatures as well. ;)

"If your email automatically contains a signature or disclaimer that you'd like to prevent being converted into a note, you can include '-end-' on a line by itself, and everything after this line will be ignored."