>I need recomendations for a service provider that has reliable mail >servers. I currently have an account with Toad.net, and they are >becoming a very unreliable mail service. I have e-mails that show up 5- >10 hours after they are sent (sometimes days), and when you trace the >path it is their internal servers that are not communicating properly.
Toad hosted this list for about two weeks several years back and we soon found out that they were not a solid service provider. >I am planning on using GoDaddy.com for Webpage hosting and Email, with >either verizon or Speak Easy providing the actual DSL connection. GoDaddy is primairly a registrar, not a hosting provider. The thrust of their business is not providing the services you seek. Some (many?) services that GoDaddy lists end up being links to open source software that you have to figure out on your own. GoDaddy is also obnoxiously aggressive about marketing. Once you start with them they will drown you in sales offers. They will contact you with email that sounds techincal, but is really just attempts to sell you more. They will phone you with pitches. They are too aggressive for my taste. I want a host that is more technical and business like. >Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. My favorite right now is 1and1.com. If you look at hostcount.com you will see different flavors of 1and1 listed 4 times in their top 20 list so they probably are in sum the largest hosing company. They provide a wide range of services with great depth. Many things that you would need to do for yourself are already set up and easily configured from their control panel. Online help is extensive and usually very useful. Phone support often answers quickly (and sometimes is badly backed up) and is 24/7/365. They are usually very helpful (and sometimes not). You can get a good level of service for just $10/month, priced about the same as GoDaddy and the $10/mo includes domain registration fees for 3 (I think) domains. They are aggressive too, but not the GoDaddy way. They are aggressive in pricing and in providing services. I think they are looking to get business by word of mouth. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
