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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEED SPACE? SPYMAC OFFERS A FREE GIG FOR YOUR EMAIL TO BREATHE New York, N.Y - April 1, 2004 - In response to the growing need for email storage space, Spymac Networks Inc. announced today a capacity increase for all of its free member Mail accounts. One gigabyte of storage will be available to all registered Spymac Mail accounts, effective Monday April 5, 2004. Spymac Networks Inc. is one of the largest International Macintosh community web ventures, and a free account is available to anyone over the age of 13. It may be April Fool's Day, but email is never a joke. Millions of people rely on easy access to mail and depend on their email service to not indiscriminately delete important mail. Spymac Mail offers several advantages over other free Internet-based email. In addition to the one-gigabyte storage increase, Spymac Mail also offers both POP3 and Webmail access to the email accounts. Web-based mail works in all browsers that support JavaScript and cookies. The web-based mail comes with banner advertising and 100 MB of web site hosting space, but a mere $20 (US) a year removes the advertising. Presently Spymac's rapidly expanding free mail service supports almost 50,000 distinct email accounts. For those wondering why on earth they would need one gigabyte for POP3 mail, don't despair; because IMAP mail capabilities are under development and will be available very soon. Ilene Hoffman, Spymac Editor and PR contact, and a former AOL user, notes that it was a problem when her AOL mailbox was cleaned of old mail. "Due to unsolicited mail (Spam), real mail disappeared daily, including some I'd never seen. It was frustrating," Ilene notes. Barry Porter, Manager of Information Systems at Gerber Electronics, formerly in MA, says: "With the increased dependence people have on reliable email, having enough space on an email server is becoming a necessity, not just a convenience." Spymac welcomes email accounts from users 13 years old and up on any operating system. The Spymac Hosting servers are located in D�sseldorf, Germany, in a secure, Suntone Certified facility that utilizes biometrics, CCTV, key-cards, mantraps and 24x7 on-site-security guards. Redundancy is built into Spymac's server cluster, allowing for fast, reliable services with virtually no down time. "While it may be the case that Gmail from Google is an April Fool's Day hoax, we agree with the staff at Google, that an increase in email storage to one Gigabyte makes sense. We already have the infrastructure in place, so we can launch the expanded service within a few days," said Kevin April, Co-Founder of Spymac. About Spymac Networks Inc. Spymac Network Inc. (Spymac), a New York City based corporation, established in February 2003, is an Internet-based International Macintosh community web site. The site runs on Spymac 3, an internally developed software platform. The site includes message boards, email, web hosting, online auctions, a graphics gallery, a music gallery, and custom designed products, such as backpacks and briefcases. Users can also host their own blogs, iCals, and focused-message boards. Spymac is the largest Online Macintosh User Group and is developing under the belief that community is the Internet's most valuable resource. For additional information on Spymac mail and services, please visit: http://www.spymac.com/network.php?p=tour __________________________ Please visit our sponsors: RadGad(sm): The Place for Useful Gifts & Gadgets.(sm) http://www.radgad.com/, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 877-5-RADGAD MacTech(r) Magazine: The journal of Macintosh technology and development http://www.mactech.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 805-494-9797 DevDepot(sm): Your Source for RAM, Technical & Developer Products http://www.devdepot.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 877-DEPOT-NOW To submit a posting to NetProLive, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to NetProLive, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the SUBJECT line reading "SUBSCRIBE NetProLive". To unsubscribe, the SUBJECT line should read "UNSUBSCRIBE NetProLive". MacTech, Developer Depot, RadGad, and Xplain Corporation are not responsible for any errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in this message. News may be propagated freely, but please attribute your source as MacTech Magazine, <http://www.mactech.com>.
