[Merged] E-Mail dead again

[nando]

I've set up a forward address to a non-ntl email account, so I pick up my ntlworld email from there instead.

Seems crazy that I have to do that, but at least it works and there's no delay on the fowarding of messages.

[Toreador]

Originally Posted by nando

I've set up a forward address to a non-ntl email account, so I pick up my ntlworld email from there instead.

Interesting - how do you do that?

[altis]

You can set up various email options here:

http://www.ntlworld.com/help/custome...ilOptions.html

You can:
1) create extra email addresses (if you want even more spam )
2) set up a forwarding address
3) set up an automated reply (meant for when you're away but also useful for redirecting people when you change your email address)

[Toreador]

Thanks!!

P.S. 1) create extra email addresses - I've been trying to do this for several days now and it gives an error every time - "Your browser has issued a request that the registration server has denied"

[bertJ]

Originally Posted by IanUK

I found the best thing was to get a free Yahoo account - 100mb of space, great spam filtering and best of all - reliable !

You can use POP & SMTP as well if you sign up at the UK service.

Plus when (if!) you leave NTL, you don't have to change email address

Cheers

Ian

I use Yahoo but there are many secure sites, i.e. banks, online shopping, etc. that won't accept web mail addresses. I use Yahoo to receive (or not receive!) copied e mails from ntl but you can't always use Yahoo to send e mail. Also there is the problem of adverts - most people receiving e mails don't want to see Yahoo adverts on their e mail. However, it is a very useful back up given ntl's e mail problems

[IanUK]

Also there is the problem of adverts - most people receiving e mails don't want to see Yahoo adverts on their e mail

If you use the SMTP & POP servers in your mail client (Outlook etc) then you won't see adverts and neither will the people you send mail to.
I've used their servers for months and haven't had any problems yet - I know that some places do restrict the use of free mail accounts though, for those you can use your NTL address and forward it I suppose, its a shame that NTL's email is so awful that we need to do all this, that and the measly 10mb they provide.

[nando]

Seems to be much better now.......at least here in St Albans, Herts.

[Toreador]

Not for me, I still can't access webmail, it's been a week now.
Luckily the auto-forward thing is working fine so at least I'm receiving my mail, no thanks to NTL.

[nando]

Toreador - Yeah, I think I spoke too soon, it's started to slow down here now. Takes about 30 seconds to log in. Glad you got the forwarding sorted!

Originally Posted by altis

You can set up various email options here:

http://www.ntlworld.com/help/custome...ilOptions.html

You can:
1) create extra email addresses (if you want even more spam )
2) set up a forwarding address
3) set up an automated reply (meant for when you're away but also useful for redirecting people when you change your email address)

I just tried forwarding a 'problem' ntl email account to my hotmail, thanks for the reminder, altis It lets an legit message through, lets see what it does to the spam

It's been exactly 1 week since my email service started erratically timing out or giving the "enter your username & password" screen while trying to access my mail. At the time I thought it had something to do with the planned maintenance displayed on the service status page, but that has long since been resolved.

My email problems are still just as bad as they were when the problems started last week, yet there is currently no issues concerning email on the service status page!

At least when this happened last time, ntl blamed virus attacks on their servers. This time they haven't even acknowledged that there is a problem.

[Marge]

Originally Posted by XFS03

It's been exactly 1 week since my email service started erratically timing out or giving the "enter your username & password" screen while trying to access my mail. At the time I thought it had something to do with the planned maintenance displayed on the service status page, but that has long since been resolved.

My email problems are still just as bad as they were when the problems started last week, yet there is currently no issues concerning email on the service status page!

At least when this happened last time, ntl blamed virus attacks on their servers. This time they haven't even acknowledged that there is a problem.

This is going to sound strange but try deleting your account in Outlook Express and set it up again, for no reason I have ever been able to work out this does sometimes solve the problem

Originally Posted by Debsy42

This is going to sound strange but try deleting your account in Outlook Express and set it up again, for no reason I have ever been able to work out this does sometimes solve the problem

OK, worth a try...but I'll wait until I've had a few hours sleep.
I'm nodding off at the keyboard.

Nighty night...

[poolking]

Whoopee the yoyo email has started again. Mail storage services unavailable.

[zovat]

Originally Posted by poolking

Whoopee the yoyo email has started again. Mail storage services unavailable.

Look like it mate - Bracknell is playing silly arses as well.

Ah well - glad I don't rely on NTL Email for anything