🚀 go-pugleaf

On Fri, 08 Dec 2000 08:59:40 GMT, Steve Winograd <stevew@pobox.com>
wrote:

>In article <porieux-FC4C22.23201407122000@news.smateo1.sfba.home.com>,
>Sal Orlando <porieux@_N0-SpAM_sirius.com> wrote:
>>[snip]
>>Anyone know anywhere else to turn for relialbe POP service?
>
>They're not perfect, but the best free POP3 services that I've found
>are:
>
>1. http://www.mailandnews.com

>2. Yahoo mail, when you sign up for the free Yahoo Delivers program.

Where do you find this program?

>
>If you're willing to spend some money, get a limited account with a
>real ISP.  For example, AT&T Business Internet Services
>(http://www.attglobal.net) has a US Basic plan which gives 5 hours of
>dial-up access and one E-mail account for $5.95/month.  I have an
>older plan (not available to new customers, unfortunately) with them
>that gives 3 hours of dial-up access and  5 E-mail accounts for
>$4.95/month.  At $1/month per account, I've got a good deal.  I use
>the dial-up access as backup in case @Home goes down -- which it
>hasn't since I signed up at the end of September.
>
>>I haven't had any problems with connectivity through @Home (knocking on wood..)
>>but the email service is about the worst I could possibly imagine. I really think this
>>intermittent crap is a lot worse than if it didn't work at all -- at least then people
>>would KNOW when they weren't getting their mail.
>>
>>Sal