Plusnet = no email

first they scrapped Usenet, now they seem to have scrapped email. what's next, http?

On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 15:32:04 +0100, "nick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>first they scrapped Usenet, now they seem to have scrapped email. what's next, http?

When did they scrap Usenet, I'm still getting it fine
However, I must admit the email has become rubbish of late


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On 07 Jul 2006, Martin ©¿©¬ @REMOVETHIS.plus.com wrote:

>When did they scrap Usenet, I'm still getting it fine

lol - scrapped binaries

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Martin ©¿©¬ @REMOVETHIS.plus.com wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 15:32:04 +0100, "nick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> first they scrapped Usenet, now they seem to have scrapped email. what's next, http?

Is there any use for ISP provided email nowadays?

I thought most folk had cottoned on to webmail or cheap domain names?

On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:15:56 UTC, Simon Dobson
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> Martin ¿¬ @REMOVETHIS.plus.com wrote:
> > On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 15:32:04 +0100, "nick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> first they scrapped Usenet, now they seem to have scrapped email. what's next, http?
>
> Is there any use for ISP provided email nowadays?
>
> I thought most folk had cottoned on to webmail or cheap domain names?

Domain name does not equal email, though.
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Bob Eager wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:15:56 UTC, Simon Dobson
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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>> Martin ¿¬ @REMOVETHIS.plus.com wrote:
>>> On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 15:32:04 +0100, "nick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>> first they scrapped Usenet, now they seem to have scrapped email. what's next, http?
>> Is there any use for ISP provided email nowadays?
>>
>> I thought most folk had cottoned on to webmail or cheap domain names?
>
> Domain name does not equal email, though.

Well, no it doesn't, but I thought most readers would get the jist from
that over saying "cheap domain names supplied with one or more pop3
inboxes" ;-)

On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:15:56 +0100, Simon Dobson
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>Martin ©¿©¬ @REMOVETHIS.plus.com wrote:
>> On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 15:32:04 +0100, "nick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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>>> first they scrapped Usenet, now they seem to have scrapped email. what's next, http?
>
>Is there any use for ISP provided email nowadays?
cost?
>
>I thought most folk had cottoned on to webmail or cheap domain names?
Personally, I prefer the simple interface of my pop3 client and still
only download e-mails less than 10k in size automatically and use
selective download for the HTML c**p e-mails that are larger (shades
of v.34). Also, when I fetch e-mails, I don't need to download all the
fancy web page graphics that comes with webmail - an overhead probably
20 times the size of the message I want to read.

PeeGee
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PeeGee wrote:
> cost?

Yup, but there's free webmail..

>> I thought most folk had cottoned on to webmail or cheap domain names?
> Personally, I prefer the simple interface of my pop3 client and still

...me too. I just don't get along with webmail at all; to slow, doesn't
integrate with anything, plagued with adverts, poor interfaces that
don't come close to a decent email app, and more importantly you're at
the mercy of the provider as to how long your email is accessible.

But that's why I bought a domain name years ago.. And it's happily seen
me through numerous changes of internet provider without the need to let
everyone know a new address.

yea try using hotmail for a business..

"Simon Dobson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Martin ©¿©¬ @REMOVETHIS.plus.com wrote:
>> On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 15:32:04 +0100, "nick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> first they scrapped Usenet, now they seem to have scrapped email. what's next, http?
>
> Is there any use for ISP provided email nowadays?
>
> I thought most folk had cottoned on to webmail or cheap domain names?

In article <44b2897c$0$976$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...

> yea try using hotmail for a business..

Why not?

It's quite easy to have such for your inbox. Easy enough to forward
email onto, and having a generous limit too... I used to use Gmail as an
archive for all my incoming business mail, as well as a POP account.

I don't think businesses should use services such as Hotmail to send
from though, that does portray a touch of unprofessionalism, unless the
"from" line can be changed.