We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
05-01-2010, 12:58
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
Seems to me that VM are in a no win situation regarding this based on customer reactions.
If it's going to reduce the chance of potential viral infections I would have thought this would be a good thing as not everyone is computer literate!
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05-01-2010, 12:59
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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Originally Posted by VMboy
Seems to me that VM are in a no win situation regarding this based on customer reactions.
If it's going to reduce the chance of potential viral infections I would have thought this would be a good thing as not everyone is computer literate!
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Its a good thing it will help those who do not have the know how and protect them. Those who do know what they are doing will be able to sort it out. Its a good thing. Hotmail has done similar for a long time
The 20 meg attachment is excellent
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05-01-2010, 14:21
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
As usual us @ntlworld.com customers are left until last 
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05-01-2010, 14:59
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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Originally Posted by mentasm
At the moment we're given, what, five mailboxes with three aliases apiece (from memory)? I take it we're not going to be offered five 7GB mailboxes with the new service, so are they consolidating all of the existing mailboxes into one large mailbox? I have all five in use with different aliases and passwords and don't really fancy the prospect of other members of my family poking around in my email. How does Gmail work with regard to this?
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No you will have 10 mailboxes all with 7Gb so a slight improvement.
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05-01-2010, 15:02
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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As usual us @ntlworld.com customers are left until last |
Is there a date given for ntlworld customers. I can't find one.
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05-01-2010, 15:05
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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Is there a date given for ntlworld customers. I can't find one.
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After the Blueyonder migration.
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05-01-2010, 15:07
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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After the Blueyonder migration.
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Thank you Moldova.
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05-01-2010, 15:23
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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Originally Posted by Moldova
No you will have 10 mailboxes all with 7Gb so a slight improvement. |
Have I just missed the glaringly obvious bit where it says that in the email/FAQ then (it's a distinct possibility)?
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05-01-2010, 20:10
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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Originally Posted by Hom3r
I'm disgusted by this. It like being at work.
So I cannot send a *.bat file to someone to help them out, what if I rename it *.bak and tell them to rename it.
Next step banning attachments
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An unfair comment. It is rightly there to protect those not "PC savvy". All the files listed can be sent using the correct archiver.
Bottom line if you know what you are doing and the person at the other end is informed or already knows then it is no problem whatsoever and is a good form of security for those who don't know better.
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05-01-2010, 20:14
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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With this being provided by Google, are they going to be scanning our mail contents for ad opportunities?
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Will ads be attached to the bottom of our messages?
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No
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05-01-2010, 20:21
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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As virginmedia are just using Google then I imagine it will be Google who will be scanning email for ad opportunities, like they do with google apps
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Same as with Sky's mail, which is also a rebranded GMail, this won't happen. VM are paying Google for this, unlike the rest of us using GMail who get it for the cost of having Google spider our mail to advertise to us 
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05-01-2010, 20:24
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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Originally Posted by zing
wish I thought about changing the extensions jebus lol
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Mind you some systems look beyond that to see if you have done that.
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An unfair comment. It is rightly there to protect those not "PC savvy". All the files listed can be sent using the correct archiver.
Bottom line if you know what you are doing and the person at the other end is informed or already knows then it is no problem whatsoever and is a good form of security for those who don't know better.
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I agree but why should the majority be affected by those in the minority that are to stupid to own a PC and even turn the thing on. 
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05-01-2010, 20:25
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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Originally Posted by Broadbandings
Same as with Sky's mail, which is also a rebranded GMail, this won't happen. VM are paying Google for this, unlike the rest of us using GMail who get it for the cost of having Google spider our mail to advertise to us |
Unless of course you use an email client which will screen them out. You only get the advertising if you access your mail directly from the Gmail server.
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05-01-2010, 21:59
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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Thanks.
In that case I have little problem with this.
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05-01-2010, 22:56
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Re: We're launching our brand new Virgin Media Mail!
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Originally Posted by Nano Jake
So we are paying for a service that is essentially offered free.
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No
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