Hi Carlingman and Paul M,
Thank you both very much for your help.
My email accounts are working fine now.
I don't see how it benefits ntl to be obstructive.
As for Freserve, a problem that had puzzled me for
some time was finally explained when i chanced opon
this peculiar page from "Paranoid Fish" :
http://www.paranoidfish.org/notes/2004/03/16/2243
Apparently the word "test" causes problems with
freeserve emails.
I had often used that word when testing, but i wont
any more. Now i use "check" or "Email check"
I hope that snippet will help someone somewhere.
Regards, John