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[Moscow Mule]

Unfortunately hardware failures happen occasionally, however no mail was lost which proves that the backup system is working perfectly.

I would also point out that the fact hasn't been hidden from anybody. It would be nice if there were never any problems in IT but unfortunately gremlins do find their way in now and again.

I was only teasing.

100% uptime is pretty impressive.

[DaveP]

Gmail for me.

I like the way you can incorporate other email addresses ie your domain email address. Also send from the same incorporated email address.

+ no stupid ads tagged to the bottom like hotmail does.

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[Ardesco]

Unfortunately hardware failures happen occasionally, however no mail was lost which proves that the backup system is working perfectly.

I would also point out that the fact hasn't been hidden from anybody. It would be nice if there were never any problems in IT but unfortunately gremlins do find their way in now and again.

[Moscow Mule]

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Mail Server Issues Resolved
11:06 on Monday 24th March - Posted by Administrator

We are pleased to announce that all mail server issues are now resolved and all mail will be routed correctly. We have upgraded our backup mail system so that any future issues will be transparent to end users.

We apologise for any inconvenience that our customers may have experienced during this period.

Mail Server Problems
13:00 on Thursday 13th March - Posted by Administrator

We have had a catastrophic failure on our mail server and as a result e-mail services are currently down. If you need to contact us please use the forums to send a PM using this link:

Message an Administrator

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

[Ardesco]

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[found01]

strato-hosting.co.uk

i pay £2.99 for a year for my domain hosting and upto 500 pop email addresses, no adverts or anything.

[basshead]

mail2web also provides a free MS exchange service, ideal for Symbian and other mobile OS that support mail for exchange, gives you blackberry-like features without having to pay for the privilege.

I forward all my mail from all my domains to my home server which is IMAP, I can access it from anywhere, any device, set up as much filtering/forwarding etc as I like. I forward all my non-subscription personal and business stuff to my mail2web account, makes the phone beep, and if I have to reply using my phone then I connect up to the home IMAP server, hit reply and send through standard SMTP (sending via mail2web free exchange service doesn't allow you to set a different reply-to address from your @mail2web.com one).

[Platypus]

Just wondering what others do.

I have a domain which redirects to my ISP (Zen) supplied POP3 mailbox, which I then download with Outlook Express on my desktop machine. Zen have a web email interface, but it isn't brilliant, and you can only see the most recent messages.

This all seems a little old fashioned, and makes me wonder if I should switch to an available from anywhere web based system. But I need to look like a professional, not a pikey, so hotmail addresses aren't really on. Neither are ads or any other banners at the bottom of emails. I know everybody was raving about GMail a couple of years back, but isn't that just the same?

Any suggestions?

mail2web has a nifty interface for getting into any pop3 server

[Moscow Mule]

That means trusting Google forever, and who knows what might happen to them down the line? And what recourse do you have if they screw up and delete everything?

Well, I don't think they're going anywhere (market cap bigger than quite a lot of countries entire wealth) - but I guess there is no recourse.

Only thing I don't like is you can't stop them advertising at you whilst you read your email. Or can you?

I tend to blank out net advertising. If I knew how I did it, I'd write a book and advertise it on the internet.

[oracleslave]

That means trusting Google forever, and who knows what might happen to them down the line? And what recourse do you have if they screw up and delete everything?

That SKA marketing was more effective than I thought.

AtW

[VectraMan]

Google back it up for you so you don't have to worry.

That means trusting Google forever, and who knows what might happen to them down the line? And what recourse do you have if they screw up and delete everything?

I've been playing with GMail, and it does look quite good, and with IMAP I can sync everything with Outlook Express, even the sent items get duplicated between the two which means I can use either client and have a complete record, which is the main problem with Zen's web email. Also I backup my OE data files, so I get my own backup.

Only thing I don't like is you can't stop them advertising at you whilst you read your email. Or can you?

[Moscow Mule]

Can you back up your email yourself from GMail? Or is that why you use IMAP?

Google back it up for you so you don't have to worry.

Your Gmail inbox is allowed to be something like 10GB so they reckon you never need to delete anything (you can archive mails from your inbox if you so desire).

If you want to back it up, I guess you could use a pop3 client and download it all?

[Sausage Surprise]

Gmail for me too..

[gadgetman]

Not quite sure if this is what you're after but I bought a domain (lets call it gadgetman.net) through Yahoo and have my main email address forwarded to my Yahoo account (this is the Yahoo personal address product). By default you get 5 email addresses at your domain.

I can pick this up via pop3 or webmail from anywhere. All of my email is accessible, even via my mobile.

Yahoo allow you to configure it so that the Yahoo address is never seen so my email is alway to and from the domain e.g. me@gadgetman.net. This is a paid for service (its peanuts though - $35 per annum) and there are no adverts or indications that Yahoo is involved at all anywhere along the line.

I find it very convenient.

[Clippy]

Not bothered about POP3, web only access is fine. But yes, essentially like OWA except somebody else provides the servers, stores and backs up the data etc for a modest fee.

I might have a good look at GMail.

Can you back up your email yourself from GMail? Or is that why you use IMAP?

Cobweb is the way to go then.

Search my previous posts on a similar topic for detailed info.