[TechAssist] Re: mail

  • From: Gary McCartney <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 12:13:21 -0400

If you get your own domain, you don't have to change your email address
when you switch ISP's. You just transfer your domain to the new server.




Gary McCartney

McCartney Electronics
Guelph Ontario Canada 
Est. 1984
email: gary (at) number63.ca







"John @ Myers TV" wrote:
> 
> Some people change their ISP's like we change our underwear. The hotmail &
> yahoo accounts keep them from having to do change of addresses every time.
> 
> John Myers
> Myers TV Service        Since 1984
> Alliance, OH
> ph 330-821-6545
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Intrepid Video Support" <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 5:11 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: mail
> 
> > I agree Phil.
> > You need an ISP to connect to the Internet, so everyone should have an ISP
> account.
> > I know Hotmail scans incoming messages for vir*ses, but even still, this I
> believe will allow their users
> > to be too confident and open one of the newest infections, before Hotmail
> updates it's system.
> > It has gotten so cheap to register a domain name and many places that will
> host it for free...you don't
> > even have to use the website, just use it for email that YOU can
> configure.
> > For less than $20 a year, you can have several email accounts.
> > Any business that uses a Hotmail or Yahoo account, I frown upon...no
> matter what they are selling.
> > I am curious why people aren't using their ISP accounts.
> > Jeff
> > --
> > Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair
> > 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113
> > 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952
> > www.intrepid-video.com  www.tech-repair.net
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phil Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 10:38 AM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: mail
> >
> >
> > Well, I'm not trying to be rude, but these free-mail accounts are OK for
> > playing, but what shop cannot afford a "real" ISP based email acct.?
> > What's the damage? twenty bucks a month?
> > If I didn't use Road Runner cable wide band, I would at least use a
> > legit isp mail service that can screen most of the dreg before it hits
> > me, or others associated with  my daily work. Road Runner is always
> > sending me a mail alert that they stopped, or filtered a virus from the
> > email I got. Well worth it. If an on line store or DVD ordering site
> > needs to confirm via email, give them a Hotmail, or Juno addy.
> > For your "bread and butter", use something better.
> > my two cents, hope i didn't ruffle anyones feathers.
> > phil Bader
> >
> > Doug Keller wrote:
> >
> > >I must, for the time being anyway, block hotmail from sending to me. If
> > >you have a hotmail account, you should either switch to mail.com or
> > >yahoo. I'm getting over 300 virus attacks daily, with 80% of them coming
> > >from 'hotmail' addresses. They may be 'borrowed/forged' addresses, but I
> > >don't think all of them are. Regardless, it is just taking up too much
> > >time sorting through them.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Philip Bader
> > Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
> > 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
> > Fax (863) 299-8821
> > email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
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