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Actually my company used http://everyone.net/ and they provided a decent e-mail setup. Might be worth checking out.

I don't use this company as I host my own email server (and always have). However, I have heard a few good comments about them and they serve email needs of all levels - from individuals and small businesses to corporations and community groups. Webmail, POP, IMAP, etc.

I can't reccommend them, since I've never had any experience, but I would suggest you check their site out and see if it sounds suitable for your needs:

http://www.everyone.net

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Apparently it's so long that their scripts result in 400 Bad Request when I try to sign up.

And who the heck modded this intersting? Funny yes, but interesting?

*sigh* mods these days ;)

Believe it or not, but a LOT of people like webmail, it keeps their mail centralized. This might be why they aren't offering IMAP ;)

(but then again, most users don't know how to use IMAP)

I have given up that this point and as of today I am switching the email system so that all new users must be paid users. These spammers are like a swarm of locust consuming everything in their path, and now they have destroyed the free service I had been offering for years. I wish they were in the US so I could pursue legal action.

Pro: You sign up, send in a tax form (if based in .us), add a bit of cut-and-paste HTML, and you're off. Couldn't be simpler. You'll start racking up ad impressions within a couple hours.

Con: So-so pay rates. Over the short time (a couple months) I've been using their service, it's averaged out to maybe 6 CPM (cents per 1000 ads displayed). And their ad-fu uses JavaScript. Also, I don't think you can run ads on multiple domain names through one account (I signed up for ads on Bureau 42, and thought I'd add the ads to my personal site, but I get mostly broken-image links on the latter.

If you want a fairly short-term solution, though, while you look for something better or set up your own ad software, it's hard to go wrong here.

I'd give Everyone.net a shot. Ok ok ok -- they are my daytime employer... But I'm signing up with Plug-in-Ad-Sales for my personal site as soon as I meet the 5,000 pageview/month requirement. :)

I'd like to think we're not evil -- but make up your own mind: Take a look, see if you think it's a good deal and give it a shot...

-JF

Frankly, it's a pain in the butt -- more work for you.

Why not just use one of the free hosted solutions that let you co-brand everything? You can have it be at your domain (whoever@fubar.com) and on your hostname (mail.fubar.com or whatever...) and have it look however you want.

There's a number of such providers... I happen to work for Everyone.net -- one such provider...

Lower maintenance... :)

-JF

I can't speak for other services, but the only way you'd be able to do this with Everyone.net (disclosure: my employer) would be to use the web-based client instead of setting up a forwarding account.

You'd be able to send and receive e-mail but you have to use our client, and you'd be limited to 6MB of space.

-JF

Everyone.net (disclosure: my employer) provides free web based e-mail, branded to how your site looks and to your domain. You can however just sign up, point the MX to us, and then set up forwarding accounts to alternative e-mail addresses...

The end result is that you'll get your "me@foo.com" e-mails sent to "me@suckycablemodemprovider.com"...

-JF

Please, people, this isn't about collecting addresses for spam. It's a simple promotion, a web promotion no less, and its purpose is to get people acquainted with everyone.net. You did hear about their website before right? No? Well you have now. That's exactly the point. While you're there, they'll try to convince you why you should go with them instead of MS's hotmail.com. Again, that's the whole point.

Everyone.net respects the privacy of referred persons and they will not be contacted further by Everyone.net except once to update them about their entry status at the end of the contest.

Weather or not you believe what they say is up to you, however, my guess is that they are more interested in spreading word of their existence then in annoying potential customers. After all, the price of an AIBO is probably still cheaper then many conventional advertising campaigns and will bring many people to the site. Even without spamming, they could do quite well as a result of the publicity.

To enter without purchase or obligation, hand print your name, address, city, state, postal code, email address, day and evening phone numbers, and the words "Everyone.net Tell Everyone and Win an AIBO Contest" on a 3"x5" card and mail in a #10 envelope to:

Everyone.net Tell Everyone and Win an AIBO Contest
2216 O'Toole Avenue
San Jose, CA 95131 USA

Mail-in entries must be postmarked by January 31, 2000 and received on or prior to February 5, 2000. Enter as often as you wish, but each entry must be mailed separately. No mechanical reproductions permitted. Entries become the property of Everyone.net and will not be returned.

How do we know this? I couldn't find an assertion to this effect anywhere in the Official Rules, and the Privacy Policy is vague and full of lawyer mumbojumbo.

How do we know this? I couldn't find an assertion to this effect anywhere in the Official Rules, and the Privacy Policy is vague and full of lawyer mumbojumbo.