Re: How to upload mail msgs again (POP)?

Jolly Roger <jollyroger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <yobmygoi741.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
BreadWithSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

So he should get an IMAP account at a decent mail provider.

There are many good ones out there, and it's a good idea
for one to have one's mail provider separate from one's
connectivity (ISP) provider anyway.

Unfortunately, not everyone on the planet has that choice.

True that not everyone does, but most people do. There might be some
ISPs that block access to third-party mail providers, but that can't be
very common. Sort of like the old AOL model, where the ISP not only
provided the network access, but pretty much controlled the whole
network environment.

I suppose the most common reason why people might not have the choice
would be feeling that they couldn't afford the cost of a third-party
service. Not that they tend to cost much, but it is often a few bucks a
month. Or maybe there is the variant where the user doesn't even own the
computer and thus has quite limitted choices on what to use with it; I
guess I've seen that one.

Or did you have some other reason in mind why people wouldn't have a
choice? I can see reasons why they might not make that choice, but I
have trouble comming up with reasons why the choice wouldn't be
available to them.

--
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email: last name at domain . net | experience comes from bad judgment.
domain: summertriangle | -- Mark Twain
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