Configuration of digital content communication systems

A method and system for effecting the modification of an operational aspect of a digital content communication system is disclosed. For one embodiment of the invention a request message is received from a user to modify an operational aspect of a digital content communication service. The digital content communication service is identified based upon an origination of the request message. The operational aspect of the digital content communication service is then modified in accordance with the request message. For one embodiment of the invention, the request to modify the operational aspects of a mobile messaging service is sent as a short text message such as an MMS message or an SMS message. For such an embodiment, the request may be sent from a mobile device.