e-mail server

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:26 pm

Any of you IT types suggest a decent e-mail service? (Not hotmail!) My ancient e-mail address seems to have died a death. I phoned up about it and they didn't even know that the server I was using was still running.....

It might come back up, it always has in the past, but they have recently upgraded their computer-wizardry-stuff and killed off my account for now. If I was paying for it I would be upset, but I have had 9 years of free e-mail and until 3 years ago call cost only dial up.... students eh?

Rich

ewanrw · Post by **ewanrw** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:50 pm

Yeah dude, go for gmail. Its free and you get 2gig or somthin daft.

you might need to be invited still, but I'll be happy to do that.

ewan

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:53 pm

Nice one will check it out....

TVM

Rich

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:55 pm

Can't see how to sign up, seems to be a test or something?

Any thoughts?

Rich

ewanrw · Post by **ewanrw** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:39 pm

yeah, will need to email you an invite. Do you have an alternative address (friends) that I can send the invite to ?

ewan

Post by **simon** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:23 pm

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:Can't see how to sign up, seems to be a test or something?

Any thoughts?

Rich

It's just google's rubbish way of making people feel special by giving them invites. Everyone gets 50 or so invites to hand out when you sign up. Saying that, gmail is good because you can set it up in Outlook as a normal pop mailbox so you don't need to use the website to check mail.

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:37 pm

Ewan you have a PM!

Cheers

Rich

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:05 pm

After reconfirming I am a complete computer numptie googlemail now works. I have spent ages trying to configure the POP thing on outlook only to finally realise it's not activated on the google mail settings page.

Cheers Ewan, your a star!

I'll buy you a beer!

Rich

Post by **simon** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:08 pm

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:After reconfirming I am a complete computer numptie googlemail now works. I have spent ages trying to configure the POP thing on outlook only to finally realise it's not activated on the google mail settings page.

Cheers Ewan, your a star!

I'll buy you a beer!

Rich

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:20 pm

I shouldn't be let near any settings ever.

Mechanical things are easy, I get bits left over, and take the thing back to bits and then find they are from another project. I can deal with that.

Computers: just say No.

Cheers guys

Rich

ewanrw · Post by **ewanrw** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:25 pm

Yeah don't like computers either.

Have now got it setup for outlook. so cheerz simon.

ewan

Post by **simon** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:28 pm

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:52 am

gmail
gmail
gmail

anyone who needs an invite let me know massiveboner AT prasad DOT it

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:50 pm

cheers gents, I am on gmial, but my old e-mail (Old faithful) came back up too! The helpdesk denied my existance on the phone, but sent e an e-mail sayingit was fine....

I'm starting to think that the IT crowd might be on to something....

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:58 pm

Leave your old email account as a pop account on outlook then add gmail and make it your primary. as you move ISPs you will be allowed to receive from your old accounts only but can send an receive with gmail. You can even add hotmail to your send an recieve accounts ...