Hi Pete, Robin and Stephen
I am accessing Webmail through my browser Firefox. This goes back to
the early days when we travelled and I wanted to check my emails. I
didn't want my emails downloaded to an internet cafe and then not
visible at our next destination.
When I ask for webmail using the old method I used for iinet I now get
a TMC logon screen. I log on to this using my internet name and
password and this takes me to the old webmail sign-on screen.
I log on again and it works well.
I have tired to use Apple 'Mail' and it is pretty good but old habits
are hard to change. I am used to the 'layout' of webmail. Much to the
frustration of my daughter!
Re those companies sending stuff by letter mail telling me that they've
been unable to send an email; has anyone else had this problem?
Many thanks
Wendy
Friends of Gabbiljee respectfully acknowledges that it is located on
the land of the Whadjuk Noongar people.
----- Original Message -----
From:
"WAMUG" <[email protected]>
To:
"WAMUG" <[email protected]>
Cc:
"Stephen Chape" <[email protected]>
Sent:
Sat, 4 Nov 2023 22:15:16 +0800
Subject:
Re: [WAMUG] Which Email address?
Hi Wendy … you have me intrigued.
Why do you now log in to The Messaging Co ?
My daughter is with Westnet.
She simply she followed the steps suggested by Westnet to retain her
email address
by the due date and nothing has changed.
> On 4 Nov 2023, at 6:51 pm, Pete via WAMUG
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Thanks and agreed Robin. Completely frictionless as you say.
>
> Regards
>
> Pete
>
>> On 4 Nov 2023, at 6:12 pm, Robin Belford via WAMUG
<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Wendy,
>>
>> I’m not sure you have fully understood the minimal effect on the
user that the transfer of the email hosting of iinet, westnet et.
al. email services actually entails.
>> Now perhaps because you appear to be accessing your email via a
web browser you are experiencing the dual login dance (it sounds
absurd to me).
>>
>> You could consider using an email client, such as Mail, which
comes installed on every macintosh and iPhone.
>> Using these services I, my wife, and my children have experienced
a frictionless transition.
>> Infact they don’t really know, or care, who is managing their
email hosting.
>> All they care about is continuity of service, which they have
experienced
>>
>> As for your assertion that third party companies, such as
Medibank etc. expect you to change your email address is a complete
nonsense.
>> If that is what you have been told you, have been badly advised.
>>
>> You just keep using your westnet/iinet/ address as if nothing has
happened.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Robin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 4 Nov 2023, at 5:40 pm, wendy.corrick--- via WAMUG
<[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yep Peter I agree with your good summary.
>>>
>>> I too have an iinet address (one of their very early customers
in fact)
>>> and I did more than groan when I heard they intended to out
source the
>>> management of their iinet email customers.
>>>
>>> I did it by the due date and now log in to The Messaging Company
first;
>>> this takes me automatically to the familiar iinet screen where I
log in
>>> again.
>>>
>>> All is OK; except many companies eg Medibank assume that ALL
iinet
>>> customers MUST change their address. Our postman (the one that
goes
>>> around the streets delivering mail) is weighed down by the
numbers of
>>> letters this household has received requesting us to let the
company
>>> know of our new email address. (I exaggerate a bit there!) What
I
>>> haven't worked out is are these companies responding to some
emails
>>> that bounced? or are they just assuming that all iinet customers
need
>>> to change their address.
>>>
>>> It is becoming a real problem; and very time consuming in trying
to
>>> contact each company to tell them my address is valid.
>>>
>>> Whether or not the Messaging Company will be happy to have all
these
>>> iinet customers after the first year we will just have to wait
and
>>> see.. Along with how much they charge us.
>>>
>>> Best wishes all
>>>
>>> Wendy
>>>
>>> Friends of Gabbiljee respectfully acknowledges that it is
located on
>>> the land of the Whadjuk Noongar people.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>> From:
>>> "WAMUG" <[email protected]>
>>>
>>> To:
>>>
>>> "WAMUG" <[email protected]>
>>>
>>> Cc:
>>>
>>> "Peter Crisp" <[email protected]>
>>>
>>> Sent:
>>>
>>> Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:55:29 +0800
>>>
>>> Subject:
>>>
>>> Re: [WAMUG] Which Email address?
>>> Hi Rod, I am with Westnet as my ISP - same org as iinet I
>>> understand.
>>> Westnet advised me a couple of months back too they are
outsourcing
>>> the email management. This was received with big groans.
However,
>>> Westnet (and iinet) are outsourcing the email management to The
>>> Messaging Company. You have the choice to Opt In to their plan,
in
>>> which case they will manage the full migration of your Westnet
(or
>>> iinet) Mail accounts to The Messaging Company, but importantly
you
>>> will keep exactly the same email address afterwards. I have
opted in
>>> as making a change to a different email address would be a huge
>>> undertaking with all the tangles with multiple other
subscriptions,
>>> providers etc my email address is associated with. Same to for
the 4
>>> other family members in my family. I dug further into this - the
>>> first
>>> year of email management is free with The Messaging Company and
then
>>> from year 2, they will charge a fee for the email management. If
I
>>> look at my Westnet plan, the current email management fee will
>>> disappear form day 1 after migration and thereafter. I don't
know
>>> yet
>>> how much The Messaging Company will charge from year 2.
>>> You can ring the helpline for further details if other questions
or
>>> there is an FAQ page for the commonly asked questions.
>>> Kind Regards
>>> Peter Crisp
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "WAMUG"
>>> To:"WAMUG"
>>> Cc:"Rod Blitvich"
>>> Sent:Thu, 2 Nov 2023 14:13:05 +0800
>>> Subject:[WAMUG] Which Email address?
>>> Hi Folks
>>> So iinet email is shifting to another provider.
>>> Please can you suggest which email address should now I use as
my
>>> primary address?
>>> I currently use [email protected]
>>> I have the following email addresses:
>>> [email protected]
>>> [email protected]
>>> [email protected]
>>> I am thinking of making [email protected] as my primary address
>>> Thank you
>>> Rod Blitvich
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