You need to start using firefox and then subscribe to google email. Yes, they have a spam filter but it puts what it thinks is spam into a box marked (very considerately) "spam" !! If it is not, you have the choice to mark it as "not spam" and from then on it will go into your regular mail. In my experience google has never repeated an error. If you are interested email me anne.gardener@gmail.com because I have 100 invitations to gmail to give away. Anne. P.S. It will work with IE but firefox also gets rid of all of those awful flashing adverts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "BRUCE CHANTER" <bruce.chanter@btinternet.com> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 9:37 AM Subject: Re: Problems with NTL email addresses > 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 > > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > Need to get a fast answer to your transcribing problems? Go to the > Transcribers Knowledge Base at http://FreeBMD.RootsWeb.com/vol_faq.html > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >