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On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:50:26 +0000, Alan Pope <alan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 09:38:00AM +0000, Tom Potts wrote: >> In case M$ get a share of Yahoo I was playing with google mail. >> It seems to be the worst, slowest online mail system ever. >> I want a free globally available online mail - any suggestions? > > That's not my experience, but hey ho. > > If you want total control over your mail then the best thing to do is > install your own server. I have my mail server on a virtual server > provided > by bitfolk. I use exim4, greylisting and spamassassin to control the spam. > In addition I make my mail available over imap and pop3, and have a couple > of web based mail systems (squirrelmail and roundcube) for when I am > away from the office. > > Very liberating not using Yahoo/MSN/GMail for mail. > > Cheers, > Al. Likewise, sortof. I can't afford hosting so I host my own on my ADSL line. I don't allow pop or imap connections but I do have RoundCube webmail running, which is very shiny with the OSXMail theme. :) Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html