Those accounts also carry alot of excess garbage and spam. -Ed- Tel-Tek Electronics Ontario-Canada teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx Ask me about the Tech Repair CD. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John @ Myers TV" <myers_tv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:01 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: mail > 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 > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/