2 Oct
2018
2 Oct
'18
10:30 a.m.
Hello Rohan, On 10/2/18, Rohan McLeod via luv-talk <luv-talk@luv.asn.au> wrote: > Rick Moen via luv-talk wrote: >> Quoting Rohan McLeod (rhn@jeack.com.au): >> >>> What I will do now is start to look around for a durable non-web >>> email address ; >>> that is obviously not tied to a particular ISP ...suggestions welcome! >> 1. Register your own domain. >> 2. Do your own DNS. >> 3. Host your own mail. >> >> Works for Me.[tm] > > Rick I am sure for you this seems a small thing; but for me it would be > a fairly steep learning curve; > if I am forced to abandon "rhn@jeack.com.au" ; > I'm not sure there would be the movation to attempt such a thing; > but oddly today I had a brief conversation (phone) with a gentleman from > Vocus ; > who was going to look into whether I was the sole 'user of the domain' ?; > if the domain name became available....I might just consider that path ! I am aware of at least one other user in the recent past. jeac.com.au was not that small in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. As to how many now use, a good question. Noting your comments about web email interfaces, Gmail can be used with desktop Mail User Agents and suitable Mail Transport Agents. That is how I did use, and intend to get back to again at some point. > regards Rohan McLeod Regards, Mark Trickett