I'm with NTL and use Outlook Express. The only problem that I know of, but there may well be others, was receiving mail from Virgin. When I contacted NTL they fobbed me off with spam filtering, but this was obviously not the explanation as some mail was being returned undelivered. This is a bit over my head but the most likely explanation I found was that some mail servers are being blacklisted for excessive distribution of spam and it then becomes a hit and miss affair of a 'clear' server being used each time it is re-issued. It would also tend to overload that system by putting the extra burden on the servers. Regards, Colin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynda" <lyn.worth@ntlworld.com> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 1:27 PM Subject: Re: Problems with NTL email addresses > yes, loads of problems with ntl email. I belong to a lot of yahoo groups > and last month I "lost" over 1000 emails. Talking to ntl they admit that > they are filtering all emails for spam, I told them they're not doing it > right. > Lynda >

Further to my message today, I too was fobbed off, but by BT.,and was directed by them to a Spam Filter list. On there I found a number of messages from my legitimate contacts and was able to retrieve them. However, I am aware of many more missing incoming and outgoing emails. I too am informed by my contacts that some of their messages to me are being returned to them, undelivered. I am using Outlook Express. Like you, this all goes straight over my head - I just want to use a reliable email service! Bruce. ----- Original Message ----- From: colin cruddace To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 2:10 PM Subject: Re: Problems with NTL email addresses I'm with NTL and use Outlook Express. The only problem that I know of, but there may well be others, was receiving mail from Virgin. When I contacted NTL they fobbed me off with spam filtering, but this was obviously not the explanation as some mail was being returned undelivered. This is a bit over my head but the most likely explanation I found was that some mail servers are being blacklisted for excessive distribution of spam and it then becomes a hit and miss affair of a 'clear' server being used each time it is re-issued. It would also tend to overload that system by putting the extra burden on the servers. Regards, Colin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynda" <lyn.worth@ntlworld.com> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 1:27 PM Subject: Re: Problems with NTL email addresses > yes, loads of problems with ntl email. I belong to a lot of yahoo groups > and last month I "lost" over 1000 emails. Talking to ntl they admit that > they are filtering all emails for spam, I told them they're not doing it > right. > Lynda > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== Subscribe/Unsubscribe instructions and Archives http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/FreeUK/FreeBMD-Admins.html ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx