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Re: Freeserve - where we feel free to delete your emails .. thanks for you cash .. chi -ching

#577
From: code_wrong
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:39
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"Zebedee" <abuse@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:40572a03$0$3473$afc38c87@news.ukonline.co.uk...
> "Denise" <dee@newsroomnospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:fBF5c.23545$Y%6.2331241@wards.force9.net...
> > �27.99 a month. And this is the next reply I got when I complained
>
> I went over to ukonline :)
>
> > Emails are not instant, as some people try to make out, which is why
> > instant messaging is so popular.
>
> Excuse me? What have you been drinking?
>
> > The routing of emails is very complex and emails can literally be
> > shunted all round the world to go to a machine a few feet away, very
> > much like text messaging.
>
> Since when?
>
> > Time delays do happen depending on routing, encryption?s and various
> > other things a delay of up to 24 hours is not unheard of - its not
> > common but does happen.
>
> Makes nonsense of the following!
>
> > However all things being equal an email should not usually take more
> > that 20 to 30 minutes - although 90% of the time it will be much
> > quicker.
>
> Rubbish! Why does some of mine take a day or so?
>
> > At present we are performing necessary update work on the mail servers.
> > This work should have only taken until the end of February to complete,
> > however delays or extensions have been required.  During these updates
> > you may find that your email is being delayed however rest assured that
> > it will arrive.
>
> Bollocks! Mine hasn't been arriving! I have positive proof of this!
>

Yes its true ... nothing important so far .. but if you make the mistake of
relying on these twits it could be costly..
cw
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Subject: Re: Freeserve - where we feel free to delete your emails ..  thanks for you cash .. chi -ching
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