Any dialup ISP's besides EarthLink support LINUX

[Tom Buskey]

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:51:17 -0500, Kevin D. Clark
<kevin_d_clark at access-4-free.com> wrote:
> 
> One other small "problem" with access-4-free (etc.) is that they've
> got their mail server setup to bounce (sortof) mail that comes from
> sites that fail their mail-server's SPF test.
> 
> I write "sortof" because the bounce contains instructions as to how to
> get the mail forwarded to the original sender.  The bounce is a tiny
> bit cryptic but the instructions probably work.  I can think of a few
> scenerios in which this scheme might not work so well, including:
> 
>    o  the hiring manager who you had hoped would have responded to
>       your resume doesn't understand the instructions, so he/she goes
>       to the next person (NOT YOU) on his/her list...
> 
>    o  this scheme doesn't work for some mailing lists, especially
>       lists whose administrators have long since stopped paying
>       attention to bounce messages.
> 
> access-4-free lost some of my mail, but I caught this quickly and it
> turns out that you can turn off this "feature".  Sure, SPF is a good
> idea but I'd rather be in control of what happens to my mail.
> 

I'd recommend an account on Yahoo or Google then.  I've found Google
gmail to be reliable.

btw - I have some invites to give out for google if you or anyone else
wants a free email account.