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Hi,
Been with Freeserve for along time - 2gb
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NewNet do 3GB a month for
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IdNet do a Lite package at
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Register (or login) on our website and you will not see this ad.
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As John2007 says, get your email away from your ISP. At Purple Cloud you register your own domain for
Bob - Newnet Lite, ex Prodigynet
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Check out the "madasafish" website and ISP forum here on TBB, worth a look 
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Thanks but whats the advantage of own em address - how do I check what co.uk addresses available? Thanks again
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The main advantage is the separation of functions. E-mail, like free web-space, is used by some ISPs to help tie in customers to that ISP. When the ISP becomes ropey users are reluctant to move because they have to change e-mail address, web-site host etc. as well as ISP.
There are many sites you can use to check and register a domain. Try www.godaddy.com.
edited to add:
RobertoS mentioned Purple Cloud who may be perfect for your needs.
Edited by deleted (Thu 31-May-07 20:39:36)
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In reply to:
how do I check what co.uk addresses available?
Look here, near the bottom. In reply to:
Thanks but whats the advantage of own em address
When you want get a domain, you can have any name for it you like, as long as it is not already taken. Most decent .co.uk domains are taken, much more choice if you try a .me.uk one.
Bob - Newnet Lite, ex Prodigynet
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u can get a domain for email or get a gmail.com one, seems i have a few to give away on 3 accounts, something like 2-3 gb of storage, one day will ge domain but not yet
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Some of us just like a name we chose, without the "gmail" bit in it. For
Bob - Newnet Lite, ex Prodigynet
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Does a personalised name work with Outlook Express? What servers etc should be used?
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Does a personalised name work with Outlook Express? What servers etc should be used?
Yes, you configure the POP3 and SMTP servers to that of the provider - if you used Purple Cloud it would be: -
mail-dublin.purplecloud.com
smtp-dublin.purplecloud.com
[Or whatever server they offer]
Tick the authentication box and away you go - you are then divorced from any ISP for an email address.
HTH - Blue
Edited by deleted (Fri 01-Jun-07 09:45:32)
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Thanks - who would you recommend as an ISP if I went for my own domain name? Also, can multiple accounts be created ie one for me, the wife, kids etc?
Thanks again
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NPA, just to be clear here - your ISP and email provider are different, so when you ask: -
Thanks - who would you recommend as an ISP if I went for my own domain name? Also, can multiple accounts be created ie one for me, the wife, kids etc?
I assume you mean, which email provider would offer the above? Because if not, you are again tied to your ISP. To summarise: your ISP will give you the ability to get internet access, but your email provider will give you email access when you are on the internet - sorry if this sounds complicated, but it's really very simple.
Use Purple Cloud if you so wish, as they will offer your domain name and the email package.
If you need any further unravelling, feel free to PM me and we can chat off board.
Blue
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Hello Bob
I have a domain address ,are Purple Cloud the best domain company ? and also how good are Newnet as I want to leave Orange due to there email problems plus not being able to connect sometimes. How easy is it so have a email address away from a ISP provider ? sorry so many questions ,my email address is [email protected].
Many thanks
Peter Canham
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Er Bob!!!
Hello Bob
I have a domain address ,are Purple Cloud the best domain company ? and also how good are Newnet as I want to leave Orange due to there email problems plus not being able to connect sometimes. How easy is it so have a email address away from a ISP provider ? sorry so many questions ,my email address is [email protected].
I think most of your questions have been answered in this thread, but Purple Cloud are one of many; 1&1 plus others - do a search for UK email providers and many come up.
NewNet are a very good ISP; one of the few remaining in my opinion.
Blue
Ps. Assuming this is a genuine post, you shouldn't publicly disclose your email address
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Sorry but dont understand
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Send me a Private Message [PM] by clicking on my profile [BlueHuman].
Blue
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did you receive PM?
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Got it - give me a few minutes.
Blue
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Check your 'My Home' and there should be a PM there, and then I think we better get of this thread before we get thrown off
Blue
Edited by deleted (Fri 01-Jun-07 12:23:52)
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Might be an idea to go back into your post and edit your email addy m8 before it gets used to spam you to death
BT Telephone
fast.co.uk 8MB 15GB
So Happy to Have Left MAAF
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Too late when you posted this, the limit is 12 hours. Thought of suggesting the same earlier, but someone had already pointed out he shouldn't have posted it - though I suppose he didn't realise he could edit it out  . Google or a trawler probably already had it anyway.
Though I suppose he could pm seb to remove it even now.
Isn't the Internet a nice friendly place.
Bob - Newnet Lite, ex Prodigynet
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"are Purple Cloud the best domain company". They don't seem to be sharks, some of the others scare me. They all actually register through the UK registration authority Nominet anyway, but if you try to go to Nominet direct it costs
Bob - Newnet Lite, ex Prodigynet
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I found this thread very interesting. I would like to have a third party email account ahead of ditching Orange once my contract is up, but I don't wont to shell out on a domain etc and then find that there are problems receiving some emails using my Mozilla Thunderbird email application.
The reason I am a bit hesitant, is that as a test, I have been experimenting with Google mail.
With Thunderbird, I can receive test emails sent using my Orange address to my Google mail address, and vice versa, but test emails sent from my Google mail address to my Google mail address aren't delivered back to my Thunderbird inbox. 'Get mail' shows 'no new messages on the server' - even though, if I log on to my Google mail account it appears in the intray.
I could just pick up emails from the host server, but with Thunderbird, it is very handy having everything (emails, mail filters, RSS feeds, newsgroups) in one place. Does having a 3rd party email provider mean loosing this convenience? - or is the above problem specific to Google - one that could be tweaked?
Very grateful for any comments on this.
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I use Thunderbird with gmail (as well as my own domain mail server) and can send and receive without problems. I suspect one of your settings may be wrong.
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As john2007 says, your issue will be with Thunderbird setting as leased domains with a decent provider offer full POP3 and SMTP capability which Thunderbird is fully conversant with.
Go on, give it a go 
Blue
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In reply to:
I could just pick up emails from the host server, but with Thunderbird, it is very handy having everything (emails, mail filters, RSS feeds, newsgroups) in one place. Does having a 3rd party email provider mean loosing this convenience?
No it doesn't. I have several domains. One has emails forwarded to my Gmail account and picked up from there by Thunderbird, the other just has Thunderbird picking up the emails direct from the host server.
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Thanks for the reassurance!!! Have now tinkered, got it working AND signed on to Purple Cloud. Seems brilliant! Thanks a mil for the info!!!
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Great Feels good doesn't it?
Bob - Newnet Lite, ex Prodigynet. Purple Cloud for domain reg and email.
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