I really think that there is a lot left in webmail besides additional space. I started using a service called Shadango.com 6 months ago and it easily has more features then my old hotmail account. First of all I can check all my pop/imap accounts there from one easy interface. They provide you with a file manager, disposable addresses, and I have like 20MB of space. It's frickin' great. Yes a lot has been done in email, but there are still a lot of avenues that google can explore.
I keep seeing tunnels at the end of all these lights
Brian
Yo, I was involved in the alpha testing of shadango awhile ago. When I signed up I used the word "alpha10" in the promotional code box. It got me a paid tester account...i think it might still work. Plus, they recently started filtering POP accounts so now the amt of spam I get on my hotmail has dropped considerably. From my experience Shadango is definitely worth the try. Ian Welsh
I know that we've been debating spam the effectiveness of Spam legislation here on slashdot for the last couple days. YES, it might momentarily stem the flow of spam, but really laws like this allow too much leeway! If you think this will stop spam you have another thing coming!
Technology on the other hand is the way to go. I recently got feed up with my hotmail account due to spam and I switched to another free site called Shadango.com. It allows me to check both my students address and hotmail thru one interface and it filters the spam out of my email, which is something this new law won't do.
I'm not saying that services like Shadango.com are the answer but they are definitely a step in the right direction! And that's my two cents!!!
Great, now you've made it harder for "Joe Blow" to send spam. That's dandy, but over 70% of the spam in the world is accounted for by 20 or so people. Those 20 people also happen to be located offshore, and if they're not they'll be moving there shortly. I read an interesting story a couple of weeks ago that discussed the governments inability to stop spam from offshore. I don't know exactly what the answer is to spam but I know it's not legislation.
On a side note, as an end-user, I've experienced success with a service called Shadango.com. I started using it after my hotmail address became practically useless due to the amount of spam I was receiving. It has kept my inbox junk-free, and it allows me to check both my hotmail address and students address all from the same interface.It's definitely worth checking out.
Like I said this will only momentarily stop the hemorrhaging!
Yo, I was involved in the alpha testing of shadango awhile ago. When I signed up I used the word "alphabase" in the promotional code box. It got me a paid tester account...i think it might still work. From my experience Shadango is definitely worth the try.
Ian Welsh
Slashdot Mirror
I really think that there is a lot left in webmail besides additional space. I started using a service called Shadango.com 6 months ago and it easily has more features then my old hotmail account. First of all I can check all my pop/imap accounts there from one easy interface. They provide you with a file manager, disposable addresses, and I have like 20MB of space. It's frickin' great. Yes a lot has been done in email, but there are still a lot of avenues that google can explore.
I keep seeing tunnels at the end of all these lights
Brian
Yo, I was involved in the alpha testing of shadango awhile ago. When I signed up I used the word "alpha10" in the promotional code box. It got me a paid tester account...i think it might still work. Plus, they recently started filtering POP accounts so now the amt of spam I get on my hotmail has dropped considerably. From my experience Shadango is definitely worth the try. Ian Welsh
I know that we've been debating spam the effectiveness of Spam legislation here on slashdot for the last couple days. YES, it might momentarily stem the flow of spam, but really laws like this allow too much leeway! If you think this will stop spam you have another thing coming!
Technology on the other hand is the way to go. I recently got feed up with my hotmail account due to spam and I switched to another free site called Shadango.com. It allows me to check both my students address and hotmail thru one interface and it filters the spam out of my email, which is something this new law won't do.
I'm not saying that services like Shadango.com are the answer but they are definitely a step in the right direction! And that's my two cents!!!
Brian
Great, now you've made it harder for "Joe Blow" to send spam. That's dandy, but over 70% of the spam in the world is accounted for by 20 or so people. Those 20 people also happen to be located offshore, and if they're not they'll be moving there shortly. I read an interesting story a couple of weeks ago that discussed the governments inability to stop spam from offshore. I don't know exactly what the answer is to spam but I know it's not legislation.
On a side note, as an end-user, I've experienced success with a service called Shadango.com. I started using it after my hotmail address became practically useless due to the amount of spam I was receiving. It has kept my inbox junk-free, and it allows me to check both my hotmail address and students address all from the same interface.It's definitely worth checking out.
Like I said this will only momentarily stop the hemorrhaging!
Brian Jensen
Yo, I was involved in the alpha testing of shadango awhile ago. When I signed up I used the word "alphabase" in the promotional code box. It got me a paid tester account...i think it might still work. From my experience Shadango is definitely worth the try. Ian Welsh