Well, glad it’s worked out now, Ann!  Hope you had a good nap :-)  Cheers, 
Christine



On Jun 21, 2014, at 2:54 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote:

> all it took for Time warner to fix things was to tell you guys it seems :-)
> 
> It's back - the problem was not with THunderbird - the problem was widespread 
> with TWC in the city - Thunderbird is great and I'd never change..I got it on 
> recommendations here as the closest to Netscape in
> appearance and function.... I don't want to be able to get to my mail
> archive "anywhere" I only have one email address (except through ebay,that 
> gets copied here) it's just right for me and I think much
> more private and safer. (I'm totally in plain text, too)
> 
> now I need a nap
> 
> ann
> 
> On 6/21/2014 10:49, George Sinos wrote:
>> Ann
>> 
>>> From the discussions I see here, I get the impression that many people
>> use a local email program connected to one or another email service.
>> A few years ago I gave up on email programs.  For one reason or
>> another, they all eventually have problems.  Web mail seems to work
>> with a much greater reliability.
>> 
>> So, I gave up on email programs and read my mail via the web.  If I
>> want to save something and file it locally, I save it to Evernote.
>> Evernote optionally syncs to a local copy on any or all of your
>> devices.  So, when I want to save an email, it is available on any
>> device that I've chosen to sync, it's also available via the browser
>> on Evernote's servers.  So I can get to my mail archive from anywhere.
>> I use more than one email service, but all of my mail is filed in the
>> one place.
>> 
>> One very nice side-effect of using Evernote.  It makes migrating to a
>> new computer a fast and simple process.   The last new laptop was up,
>> configured and running in less than an hour.  Data transfer and
>> loading programs took very little time.  Most of it was spent fighting
>> with iTunes.
>> 
>> Even if I ever return to using an email program, I'll keep my mail in 
>> Evernote.
>> 
>> GS
>> 
>> George Sinos
>> --------------------
>> www.GeorgesPhotos.net
>> www.GeorgeSinos.com
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 8:50 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> wondering what Latancy is :-)
>>> 
>>> MInor problem,  the channel changes on TV...ultimately they may make sense
>>> but I'm lost - they are supposed to be sending a large font guide
>>> but I ain't got it yet
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Major problem, for me, since yesterday morning I have been unable to
>>> download email.  I can SEND email - but I have to go to my web mail, which I
>>> hate on several levels, to read mail.  and it is messing with
>>> my filing system. The problem is widespread enough here in NY that
>>> when I tell them in the automatic system on the phone that I have email
>>> problems, it goes right to a "we are working on the problem" recorded
>>> message.
>>> 
>>> In other news, a friend from California (from Brooklyn, originally) has been
>>> in town because his 100 year old mother passed away and he is prssed
>>> with the chore of getting the apartment cleared out - part of that
>>> was having me come and gather a few things to sell on ebay - it
>>> was an adventure for me because it had been at least 50 years since I'd been
>>> to Coney Island .. his mother lived in one of those high rises
>>> that got so badly hit by SANDY that they were without power for weeks.
>>> and she was in the 16th floor with her full time caregiver.  I hate
>>> COney Island, but I went there yesterday morning before going to the
>>> apartment for the second time.  a photo or two eventually.
>>> 
>>> I've also been gathering a friends mail who was out of town and feeding
>>> cats for someone else and working on losing weight - so haven't felt up to
>>> getting into photo chat.  and not being able to download the email is
>>> really upsetting... at least, since I never leave email on the server,
>>> I have lots and lots of room for it there before I run out of space.
>>> 
>>> Funny thing is, Time warner said they were not supporting my original
>>> home page anymore and it would disappear  - that was over a month ago
>>> and guess what? its still there.. why are we not surprised?
>>> 
>>> ann (i'll be back) san
>>> 
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