posted on September 21, 2003 08:16:18 PM new
I am having nightmares with Cox cable and a conversion they are doing. Half the time, my emails cannot be accessed. It happened today for almost 5 hours.
I don't want a flaky address like Yahoo.com or hotmail. Does anyone know if there are reliable email servers you can purchase space from? Maybe I am not saying that correctly?
What I want to do is have my email address separate from outlook express. Something permanent I can still use if I drop the cable and go to DSL or even back to dial up. But, I don't know if there is even anything like that out there.
Cox is changing my email address in October so I have to notify Ebay and everyone else of my new address soon anyway, and if I can find something else now would be the perfect time to make the change.
posted on September 21, 2003 08:24:28 PM new
Although I'm on AOL, and my primary address is through them, I have a backup email account with Yahoo. I don't find them to be the least bit Flakey, and it has always been extremely reliable. In fact when I have trouble getting through to Earthlink (which is about half the time) Yahoo always works. Another possibility is a free email account through Netscape or Opera. Avoid Hotmail like the plague.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
posted on September 21, 2003 08:30:28 PM new
I was hoping there were actual email servers out there somewhere. Yes, my Yahoo back up account is reliable. But, I get over 100 spam emails a day from them, most caught in the spam filters and just trashed.
With my cox.net account I don't get any. with AOL, it is just about as bad as my yahoo.
By flaky, I just meant it gives a very unprofessional appearance. Everyone knows they give out free email accounts. I have one I pay for so I don't have to worry about running out of room. I forward anything important there since I am having so much trouble with cox these days, but I don't want to use yahoo.com as my address.
If I buy webspace like I was going to actually have a web page do any of the people selling that space offer email accounts? I don't mind paying, I just want reliable and permanent (as permanent as anything can be).
[ edited by lindajean on Sep 21, 2003 08:31 PM ]
posted on September 21, 2003 08:33:22 PM new
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posted on September 21, 2003 08:46:54 PM new
Here is the one I use. But you have to live in the states that serve. I have never had a problem. It is dial=up, very few disconnects, 24 hour tech support and $2.00 a month virus protection. We have our telephone with them also but they also just offer internet service.
posted on September 21, 2003 09:36:08 PM new
You might want to get your own URL through http://www.directnic.com and use their forwarding service for free. That way, you can choose your own domain address and then "anything"@yourchosendomain.com" comes to you...
(edited to take out one service I've used in the past - and thought I'd recommend. However, it appears that they want you to pay for something or they slam you with ads every time you select an e-mail in your box!) Never mind about that one... It was www.Mail.com - in case you were wondering.)
Wayne
Trying to Make a Difference - One Satisfied Customer at a Time....
[ edited by TheFamilyBiz on Sep 21, 2003 09:50 PM ]
posted on September 21, 2003 10:00:42 PM new
Thanks! I really don't mind paying if the company has been around long enough to be semi-stable. That is why I wanted recommendations.
I do need multiple names to keep my 3 Ebay id's.
Libra I checked out your recommendation but I would have to use their internet service. I want to keep the cable for speed but just not use them for emails.
posted on September 21, 2003 10:09:36 PM newDoes anyone know if there are reliable email servers you can purchase space from? Maybe I am not saying that correctly?
Hi lindajean,
You're going to get lots of uninformed and conflicting advice in this thread. I read your initial posting and it sounds like what you need is an ISP (Internet Service Provider). Most offer a basic package of services; email is always included. Also disk space: you may find that you want to do picture hosting on the new ISP as well. And your own Web page (often with a virtual domain of your choice) is included. That means you could have, say, www.lindajean.com hosted on your new ISP.
I have a package from a local provider that has all this and a lot more, for $24.95 a month. Well worth it.
Outlook Express is currently configured to handle your Cox Cable email, right? One way to have both simultaneously would be to use a different mail reader (such as Eudora or Netscape Mail) for your new ISP account.
As far as Yahoo and Hotmail go, friends don't let friends choose web-based email.
Let me know if there's any part of this that was unclear or if you have further questions.
Our motto: Bright and shiny baubles for persons with low impulse control.
posted on September 21, 2003 11:10:35 PM new
If you have a website for your business, there is a good chance you can configure email addresses to go along with the website. I am amazed at how many people with a website who use an aol or other address, why not promote your website by having an email address associated with it.
posted on September 22, 2003 07:48:12 AM new
Fluffy,
Why are you against web-based email? Security reasons? I always found alot of problems with pop3 email, so I dont use outlook although I could.
posted on September 22, 2003 09:09:27 AM newWhy are you against web-based email? Security reasons?
Now you're talking nonsense. ALL email is inherently insecure, unless you're using something like PGP (and if you don't know what PGP is, you're not using it).
Look at the headers on an incoming email message sometime. Odds are that message went through three, four or more servers on its way to you. It can be read at any point. Trust me, I'm a UNIX system admin; I know how easy it is.
No, I'm against web-based email because it's worth what you pay for it. No backups, no support, no clue.
I have 100 POP3 mailboxes and it's easy to interact with them programmatically. In oher words, to automatically grab mail, process it and send out EOAs or other responses. Try that with Web-based email.
Our motto: Bright and shiny baubles for persons with low impulse control.
posted on September 22, 2003 02:38:35 PM new
I recently wrote an article for auctionbytes on how to reduce spam by about 90% even if you have your own web site (naturally its harder for web site owners to avoid spam). One of the tips, which applies to anyone, is to get your own domain name, even if you dont need a web site and only use it for email. For $20 a year, you can get a name you choose and have unlimited email IDs like [email protected] and [email protected], etc. All of these can forward to anywhere you like. I routinely create email IDs any time I sign up for an ezine or buy something from a site. If I start getting spam on that ID, I forward it to a junk yahoo ID I never check.
I have been using the same web host, alsonetworks.com, for over 3 years and their service and support has been excellent. You can visit the site or email [email protected] for more info.
posted on September 22, 2003 04:14:20 PM new
Sorry, yisgood, I have my own domain; have had it for 7 years now, and I get a ton of spam for every mailbox that has a name that corresponds to a real word or proper noun.
posted on September 22, 2003 04:16:48 PM new
I have a Netzero account as well as my Adelphia account. I use the Netzero when Adelphia's mail servers go down because it costs me nothing. It has saved me more than once. I also have an MSN account that is used very little.
posted on September 22, 2003 06:01:30 PM new
The problem isn't that you're using Outlook Express for email. The
problem is that mail servers are having big problems right now due
to all the viruses ands spams being sent around. Even if none of it
gets to your mailbox it still affects your email access due to the
sheer amount of traffic on the local system. The more clients your
ISP or server has - the bigger the problem.
Couple ideas I'll pass along. You can get an email address from
spamcop.net with really good spam filtering and I think they still
offer POP3 access so you can use Eudora or that other mail reader.
Spamcop can also pull email from your other POP3 email accounts
to filter them and give you web access to the mail if you want.
You might also ask the owner, Jack down at cybermail.net if he'd
sell you a POP3 account there. The problem? Either of these might
end one of these days or change direction. Both of the above offer
web access to your email also. Or they did. Spamcop runs about
$30.00 a year while Cybermail cost us about the same several years
back.
You might be better off with a domain name of your own. That won't
go away unless you decide to get rid of it. The problem there? You'll
need a host who will handle your incoming mail. Might as well get a
website while your at it. Many of those offer web based email also.
Almost all offer several email accounts with the webhosting package.
Okay, here's what I do. I run a small web hosting company so I
have my own webservers and email servers. I use Eudora for my
email reader. Eudora handles many "personalities" which are the
individual email accounts I have or am in charge of taking care of.
I use a spam filter with Eudora called Spamnix. It helps. I have a
host account setup on my servers for each of my domain names. I
also have several email accounts under each domain. I then also alias
names into the various accounts so I have email addresses that I can
throw away later if they get filled with spam and I don't need them
anymore.
You should be able to find a service provider who will help you register
a domain and provide web and email server accounts for under $100.00
a year. Some domain name registrars offer free parking and email
accounts with their services. Look at Dotmaniac and Budgetnic for
that service if you wish.
You'll probably still need to use your ISPs email server to send email.
That's normally no problem but a few ISPs make that a little tricky.
posted on September 22, 2003 11:56:01 PM new
Fluffy, most people DO NOT have 100 email addresses to manage. That is the extreme rather than the norm. (Should I ever get to the point I'd NEED 100 email addresses, I am pulling the plug on this computer.)
btw, yeah, I know what PGP is, thanks.
[ edited by neroter12 on Sep 22, 2003 11:58 PM ]
posted on September 23, 2003 04:30:49 AM new
I have an account at websitesource.com
You get unlimited pop3's WITH web-based access if you are out of town.
Of all of the various hosting accounts I've had over the years this one has one of the best all around package and they do have an account that is less than $10 a month.
But harvesters will eventually get your domain name no matter what you do.
Harvesters take any and all domain names they can find and then spam webmaster@ sales@ etc etc. So it may be in your best interest to slow down the spam with NOT making an email account named sales@ or webmaster@
Since I don't use webmaster@ I got one NASTY autoresponder message attached to it. But of course when I log in monthly to dump all the mail there are an equal number of bounces.
Ebay does allow you to post a link with your email address for questions. So if you have a website and post your domain based email addy the sharper bidders may just type in your domain to view your site for purchases.
