Have tried MSN Hotmail and its Yahoo equvilent both want payment to enable download into Outlook Express. ( some friends surprised at this so might be a new user thing.)
Any alternaives that are really free?
Thanks
Love
June
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June Oh
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11-15-2007 05:33
did you try Gmail? Also, as far as most email goes, you're probably safer using a web interface as far as viruses and junk/spam mail management.
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Cherry Czervik
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11-15-2007 05:40
I think most people go for a Googlemail account. It makes sense as your SL name is unique therefore the chances of your chosen name already being taken are slim.
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Raymond Figtree
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11-15-2007 06:11
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11-15-2007 06:40
Nothing equals gmail.
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11-15-2007 06:43
Agreed: Gmail.
www.gmail.com will get you there as well as just going to www.google.com and clicking the "Gmail" link. Recommended for several reasons: Unique names still available (especially the quirky ones you find in SL). Forwarding capabilities (just check one e-mail address, use it to reply to messages to all your accounts) Unlimited capacity (I have still not found a better place to send large files to myself) Easy to set up and easy to use. Did I say I like Gmail for this? A _____________________
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Marin Mielziner
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11-15-2007 07:10
Have tried MSN Hotmail and its Yahoo equvilent both want payment to enable download into Outlook Express. ( some friends surprised at this so might be a new user thing.) Any alternaives that are really free? Thanks Love June you are kidding about the Hotmail payment right? I have a hotmail account that I access through Outlook Express and never have paid anything. I have set my parents up with the same. And yes gmail is great for your avatars. Just make sure your real name isn't in the account info. Send a test email to one of your other accounts to be sure. |
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Raymond Figtree
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11-15-2007 07:11
Do they still make you have to be invited to get gmail or is it open and easy to sign up with?
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JessyAnne Theas
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11-15-2007 07:13
I think its open. Why? DO you need an invite?
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Raymond Figtree
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11-15-2007 07:14
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Marianne McCann
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11-15-2007 07:15
Ya, what all those other people said. Gmail.
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11-15-2007 07:16
I've never had a problem with Yahoo, and I've set up all myself up easily with a free e-mail with SL name. Granted that was a few months ago. I'd hate to have to use outlook express. I want a web-based e-mail, not outlook express. bah
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11-15-2007 07:16
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11-15-2007 07:16
I tried to join once and the turned me away because I was Jewish. I won't hold that against you. (this post edited to be G rated) |
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Egon Rothschild
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11-15-2007 07:22
you are kidding about the Hotmail payment right? I have a hotmail account that I access through Outlook Express and never have paid anything. I have set my parents up with the same. And yes gmail is great for your avatars. Just make sure your real name isn't in the account info. Send a test email to one of your other accounts to be sure. this USED to be an option with hotmail. and still is for existing accounts. not available for new accounts. _____________________
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Raymond Figtree
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11-15-2007 07:33
wow, that was easy. I just had to convert to Scientology and I'm in! *figgywithit@gmail.com*
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11-15-2007 07:56
wow, that was easy. I just had to convert to Scientology and I'm in! *figgywithit@gmail.com* Thanks for the tip! (insert circumcision joke here). Once you've seen one, you've seen the Moyle _____________________
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June Oh
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11-15-2007 08:19
Thanks for the very quick responses.
I have set the GMail up or is it GoogleMail ! I went to GMail but it gave me a GoogleMail e-mail address to use ! It would not let me use my second Life name, does this mean there is a real life June Oh? I used a varriation of the SL name. It took me a long time to set my Outlook Express up to download from it, even following thier instructions. At first I found the use of BOTH @gmail.com and @google.com confusing. They show in Advanced Settings the Incoming Mail IMAP to be 993, which I changed from the 995 which was in my OE, to 993, only when changed back to 995 did this work. But only after I discovered another instruction to alter thr Gmail settings to allow POP3 and IMAP, I thought this last instruction was a bit hidden. Ok maybe all or some of this was just me, a girl you know. I can assure that HotMail and Yahoo are basically free but if you want to download to OE you have to pay a subscription. Thanks again. Love June |
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Haravikk Mistral
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11-15-2007 08:46
It would not let me use my second Life name, does this mean there is a real life June Oh? What error did it give you? I'm under the impression you can't have spaces in your e-mail address, you would have had to enter it like [email]June.Oh@gmail.com[/email] or something along those lines. _____________________
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Okiphia Rayna
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11-15-2007 09:03
I use gmail for all things SL.. simply wonderful system I've found, though it confused me at firt cause it was different from anything else lol....
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June Oh
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11-15-2007 09:15
June.Oh@gmail.com[/email] or something along those lines. Tried that and without the dot, it offered suggestions, so I popped a bit extra to that and was accepted. So my suggestion that there is a real June Oh. Love June |
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11-15-2007 09:23
Tried that and without the dot, it offered suggestions, so I popped a bit extra to that and was accepted. So my suggestion that there is a real June Oh. Love June Or....someone using that name for something else.. tried June_Oh? Or... Oh.June or JuneoftheOh? Or June.OhSL _____________________
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June Oh
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11-15-2007 09:50
Or....someone using that name for something else.. tried June_Oh? Or... Oh.June or JuneoftheOh? Or June.OhSL Yes, it is something like that I finished up useing. Love, June |
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Carolyn Crosley
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Hotmail for now
11-15-2007 11:32
I recently went back to hotmail from gmail! Gmail was giving me all kinds of problems forwarding mail. This was not the case for the last year. This started aproximately one month ago. It continually would leave the letter I'd select for the names after the latest selection, making me have to remove it before entering another letter selection. Some times it would only allow one name when forwarding.
Ever since Hotmail has updated their service, I've found it to respond faster than gmail and forwarding is MUCH easier. Just click on the To: label and your entire contact list comes up to select from. No more, one letter at a time for each person. |