From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from gscodenh01.cr.usgs.gov ([136.177.7.10]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1D3dn0-00010s-00 for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:25:38 -0500 Received: from PUNK ([130.118.172.119]) by gscodenh01.cr.usgs.gov (Lotus Domino Release 6.5.2) with SMTP id 2005022210250309-82026 ; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:25:03 -0700 Message-ID: <008b01c51903$71dfb610$77ac7682@azwaterDOM.wr.usgs.gov> From: "Sean McMahon" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20050220041249.GA6506@fast.hn> <018601c5185d$8c99c500$6601a8c0@geekspeak> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:25:02 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on gscodenh01/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 6.5.2|June 01, 2004) at 02/22/2005 10:25:03, Serialize by Router on gscodenh01/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 6.5.2|June 01, 2004) at 02/22/2005 10:25:37, Serialize complete at 02/22/2005 10:25:37 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: Re: Email services X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Sean McMahon , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:25:38 -0000 Um have you tried fetchyahoomail? I think that's the name of it. I haven't but in theory, I don't think you need the special pop access from yahoo to use this option. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Eaves" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 2:37 PM Subject: Re: Email services > Hi Tyler -- hmm -- that's weird -- actually have you tried straight yahoo > rather than yahoogroups? Or do you mean the same thing? > Anyway, on yahoo, if you have the pop3 access (which is what I assume you > want) you can turn off spam blocking from the mail options page from one of > the many links under mail options -- I think it is security or filtering or > something. > I think the package is called "mailPlus" or something like that -- it is the > cheapest level of paid yahoo mail service which provides pop access and also > reading mail from up to 5 accounts plus smtp for reading mail from yahoo and > 2 gigs of storage, but you don't have a domain or anything else. > Anyway, I got it a long time ago and frankly hardly ever use it as it > doesn't do all i want, but I don't like yahoo for a couple of reasons anyway > and so am hesitant to upgrade my service, although you do get some > interesting stuff, but they assume you want to run a business with that > option. > I do get a tiny bit of email there so still read from it, but you know if I > set it to read from my home email address on roadrunner, then I can't just > connect to yahoo directly and read my home email -- I have to first go to > the yahoo site and log in and mechanically read my home email then log off > and go back to outlook express and then connect and read from yahoo, which > is ridiculous. Yhaoo doesn't check periodically. But that would not be a > great idea either -- I was just testing out what it would do. > Take care. > Oh, and your new email addy is interesting -- I'm trying to figure out how > you got "tspivey" -- well the t is understandable... > Oh, and canadian dollars last I checked were less in value than the US > dollars, or has that changed lately? > In any case, when you say $29 in the US but $50 in canadian, that sounds > turned around. Sorry if I'm confused. Perhaps I should go to the site and > see. > Take care. > --le > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tyler Spivey" > To: > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:12 PM > Subject: OT: Email services > > > Does anyone have any suggestions on inexpensive, reliable email > services? I want an email address that will stay with me if I change > isps, or have no internet access at home (which is the case now). I've > gone through about 5 free email services that just don't fit the bill - > block certain addresses, (e.g. yahoogroups), flaky smtp servers (or none > at all!) or total unreliability. Something that costs $29.95/year (e.g. > Runbox) seems promising until you convert to Canadian dollars, which > will run up to about $50. > This one seems to work, but I don't want to find myself changing emails > weekly. > Thanks in advance, > Tyler > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup