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[Gene Heskett]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On 08/07/06, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at verizon.net> wrote:
>> Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> > On 08/07/06, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at verizon.net> wrote:
>> >> Well, I do have more descriptive terms, but this is a mixed list. :(
>> >>
>> >
>> > Gene, have you considered getting yourself a domain name? You can get
>> > them hosted for free, with POP3 email, at hundereds of providers. In
>> > exchange, you might need to put up a webpage with an advertisment at
>> > the domain- big deal. The domain itself would probably run you about
>> > $7 a year (that's what I pay).
>> >
>> > That way nobody's filtering your email for you. You can run
>> > SpamAssassin- which is so effective that I don't even use Tbird's SPAM
>> > filters, and I average over 80 spams a day. And you can leave verizon
>> > without changing your email address.
>> >
>> > Dotan Cohen
>> > http://what-is-what.com
>> >
>> I may investigate that when I get home, sounds like a good deal.  I
>> already run SA at home.  I suppose one has to put up with an appended
>> advertisement to get this?
>>
> 
> To get the email, no. Nor SpamAssasin. Only on the webpage should you
> have to put an advertisement. But you don't seem so interested in the
> webpage anyway.
> 
> If you're willing to pay something like $1.50 a month, I've a great
> webhost that I can recommend:
> http://www.wefixtech.co.uk/
> 
> It's run by someone I've met online, but I've no financial interest in
> the matter. Just someone who I trust who runs a reliable hosting
> outfit. I think there's providers who do no-ad webhosting for even
> less.
> 
> In any case, whether you go with a free webbased account or your own
> domain, get rid of the Verizon email account! Of course, you'll keep
> receiving mail at Verizon until all your contacts get the message that
> you'd prefer to receive mail at the new address.
> 
> Dotan Cohen
> http://gmail-com.com
> 
And thereby hangs the tail.  With my extended family now reaching 
grandchildren with their own accounts & even greatgrandchildren in a 
couple of cases, that might take a while.

-- 
Cheers, Gene