What about mac.com, you don't need a mac to setup the service, it provides
you with free pop and/or IMAP mail service. You also get 10meg free disk
space, that you don't have to have a mac to use.
André
> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of BK
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 11:03 AM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Potential for large number of bounced messages?
>
>
>
>
> On Thursday, November 29, 2001, at 03:34 , Eric L. Strobel wrote:
>
> > There are a number of us on this list who are @Home customers. Excite
> > is
> > making noise like they want to shutdown the entire @Home system this
> > Friday,
> > as part of their ongoing bankruptcy saga. So, just a warning to those
> > running the list (and everyone else)... If there really is a service
> > interruption, I don't know what that many bounced messages will do.
> > Further, I'd guess that a bunch of us might get automagically
> > unsubscribed.
> > Thoughts?
>
> Yahoo doesn't look like they would get into bankruptcy anytime soon, so
> why don't you sign up for a free Yahoo email account. Looking at your
> mail address I would say you have a great chance to get the very same
> name at Yahoo 'cause I don't think this one will have been taken
> already ;-)
>
> Then, unsubscribe and resubscribe with your new account and if available
> set a forward on the old account so that for as long as it remains alive
> it will divert all inbound traffic to you.
>
> Of course there are others like USA.net and M$'s h0tmail, but Yahoo is
> the only one I know of that gives you POP access for free - all you need
> to do is opt in to a once per week "spamming" of your choice. I.e. if
> you select "travel" you'll get a mail from Travelocity with cheap last
> minute airline deals once a week, usually Fridays. That's a reasonable
> deal if you ask me.
>
> rgds
> BK
>
>
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