Text 22621, 79 rader
Skriven 2011-10-18 14:26:30 av Roy Witt (1:387/22)
  Kommentar till text 22614 av Robert Bashe (2:2448/44)
Ärende: "maybe" back to BBSes
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18 Oct 11 07:35, Robert Bashe wrote to Roy Witt:

 RB>>> He could also try www.gmx.com. I've used GMX in Germany for years
 RB>>> with reasonable satisfaction.

 RW>> FYI, I've also used GMX and can't give it any koodos...it's not as
 RW>> good as and isn't as easy to use as yahoo.

 RB> Could depend on how you use it. I've _never_ used the webmail
 RB> interface, and don't like such things, as I like to keep and sort my
 RB> emails locally.

I'm not inclined to worry about keeping emails locally as there is nothing
of importance in them. Maybe for nastalgia sake, but nothing else.

 RB> So I use POP3 and an email client, and have never had any problems
 RB> with that.

I'd rather use the webmail interface as I can then access my email from
anyplace I have access to the web, with any computer. All I need to know
is my username and password.

 RB> If you prefer to use the webmail interface, I can't really make any
 RB> comparisons as I have no experience with that.

I've had both and frankly, prefer the web interface. The reason I don't
like GMX is because of the way it doesn't do a very good job of web
interfacing.

 RB>>> I've also had a Yahoo mail account, but the conditions were so bad
 RB>>> (no POP3 without annoying advertising) I let the account lapse.

 RW>> I don't do POP3 with yahoo because of their big storage areas.

 RB> ? Not sure what you mean here.

I have years of emails stored on their servers.

 RB> A big storage area is nice to send and receive emails with large
 RB> attachments, but is no reason not to use POP3.

I'd prefer that my HDs not keep the emails.

 RB> As mentioned, I like to have my emails stored locally, where I have
 RB> the power to arrange them and store them as I like.

To each his own, Bob.

 RB> I know people who store their emails on the web, but I also know that
 RB> it's a gamble, since the provider can decide to delete them, reduce
 RB> the free space and whatever at any time without your agreement.

That isn't how yahoo works. They've notified me of such a move on their
part.

 RB> One further reason is that if you have email addresses at different
 RB> providers, using POP3 with an email client gives you a uniform
 RB> interface for all the providers, unlike the situation with webmail.

Why does one have to have more than one email address? If you do, then
yahoo is the place to have it. They're free.

 RB>>> Naturally, I have nothing against his returning to fido <g>,

 RW>> who?

 RB> The guy this thread originally referred to, a friend of the original
 RB> poster.

Didn't see that. Thanks.


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