E-mail problem

Archie Nicol R.I.P. · Post by **Archie Nicol R.I.P.** » 3 Jul 2006 7:55 am

I use Incredimail, I don't know why, it's crap. Recently I have had trouble getting in to receive mail, but today I could not get in at all. After a few minutes a message would appear saying, `Failed to connect to the incoming server`. Can anyone recommend a decent provider for mail?
Cheers, Arch.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 3 Jul 2006 8:37 am

I use register.com. It's pretty good. I can read my email from any computer connected to the Internet. $30/year.

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 3 Jul 2006 12:59 pm

Yahoo! email is free. Check out yahoo.uk

If you are able to get a Yahoo email account you can download YPOPS and configure it to send and receive Yahoo email through your real email client. Read about YPOPS in the Yahoo! section of this web page (my web page).<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Wiz Feinberg on 03 July 2006 at 02:02 PM.]</p></FONT>

Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 3 Jul 2006 1:31 pm

Something I've always wondered about... What's the advantage of using a web based email client like Yahoo, Excite et al (and wading through all the ads and extraneous stuff) when you can use an email app on your computer, ie Outlook, Apple Mail, Eudora, Entourage etc. You can still check your email from the field on your ISP's site.

C#

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 3 Jul 2006 3:11 pm

I have a hotmail account and use that e-mail address as my "public" e-mail for any site or whatever that I have to register and give my e-mail address. I also have my hotmail account listed as my e-mail contact on my web page. Keeps a lot of spam out of my regular ISP e-mail account.

For those that do not have a PC and use a public PC such as in a Library, they need a web based e-mail account such as Yahoo or Hotmail.

Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 5 Jul 2006 5:43 am

Yeah, I have a couple throwaway web based email accounts, too, but it seems so inconvenient and slow to have to log onto Yahoo or whatever to check email when an app on your computer can check it automatically every so many minutes and notify you when a new mail arrives.

If you don't _own_ a computer that's a valid reason. But that's like owning a bunch of tabbed Buddy Emmons licks and not having your own steel guitar to play them on. : )