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Tech News Weekly: Edition 28-09
rjbull:
CompuServe isn't exactly gone. It's changed into another Webmail system, i.e. supply your own ISP instead of using CompuServe itself. There's no option for POP3 that I can see, which is a pity as most of the alternatives I've tried do have POP3.
Ehtyar:
CompuServe isn't exactly gone. It's changed into another Webmail system, i.e. supply your own ISP instead of using CompuServe itself. There's no option for POP3 that I can see, which is a pity as most of the alternatives I've tried do have POP3.
-rjbull (July 13, 2009, 09:45 AM)
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That's gone if you ask me, they're just letting everyone keep their email addresses (assuming someone somewhere still holds one).
Ehtyar.
rjbull:
That's gone if you ask me, they're just letting everyone keep their email addresses
-Ehtyar (July 13, 2009, 03:53 PM)
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Could still be useful to me for legacy reasons. Some programs and forums I bought/signed up for when CI$ was the only Internet address I had, and can't always remember which they are. Some of them send information on updates, but only on rare occasions. I thought it would be easier to keep that address than trying to change everything. I wish CompuServe'd added POP3 like Google, Yahoo UK and GMX, but there you are.
Ehtyar:
Fair enough.
Really I'm not sure how the free email services manage to keep a viable business model going after enabling POP3/IMAP/SMTP. Is it possible to have your CompuServe email forwarded to your Gmail/Yahoo account?
Ehtyar.
rjbull:
Really I'm not sure how the free email services manage to keep a viable business model going after enabling POP3/IMAP/SMTP.
-Ehtyar (July 14, 2009, 07:06 AM)
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Yes, that's a good point. Maybe they get enough Web business to deliver ad revenue. I hope they won't take your comment to heart ;)
Is it possible to have your CompuServe email forwarded to your Gmail/Yahoo account?
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Don't think so. I didn't think to look for that specifically, but there certainly wasn't anything obvious, and I've skimmed through the options. It has a calendar and spam controls, but is pretty bare-bones.
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