Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone is with IC24.net  There mail servers have been down since yesterday morning and I can't get access to my emails.

Does anyone else use IC24 for email and have you had access to your emails?

Tried phoneing they're 50p a min support but no answer as yet - doesn't look too good.  

Cheers

DJ1UK

I know it's the ultimate sin (multi posting) but I'm getting a bit fed up of waiting for my emails.  ISPreview seems to be a bit quiet at the moment.

I have my own domain now so I've just upgraded it to include its own pop3 box - so i don't need to use IC24.

Just need to change over all my newsletters etc to the correct email address - could be a slow process!!

Phoned support again and they don't know when it'll be fixed - though the technicians are working on it!!   :-[

Cheers Anyway Clive.

DJ1UK

My dad uses IC24 and he couldn't log in for most of yesterday. It did come back later on in the afternoon though.

ISPs are notoriously poor at providing basic services like mail and news. I use Demon Internet; their mail servers are so unreliable that they are nearly inusable > IMO it is better to let your ISP provide your Internet connection and buy your email elsewhere.

The cheapest way to do this is to buy a web hosting package (for as little as £20 per year and usually includes a domain name). You can then send and receive mail using this domain name, without having to worry about changing your address every time you change ISP

I used to use IC24 when it was completely free of any charges (subscription or call charges) between 8pm to midnight, seven  days a week.  I never used their e-mail, as Adept says it is better to have your own domain.  

A really useful Pop3 service can be found through Yahoo.  Sign up for a webmail account through the UK site (yahoo.co.uk) and look for the link for pop3 access.  You are expected to sign up for Yahoo UK's sponsor's newsletters, but all you need to do is remove ALL ticks from the boxes, hit the button, and you have a pop3 account that stays with you.  I use mine all the time, for non friends and family.

Cheers.

Hi again.

No good news yet - its been 48 hours now and still no sign of it being fixed.

I have set up my main email as a pop3 box on oneandones hosting account that i have.  But anyone emailing me at my ic24 email address will have to wait until they fix the server.

Lycos also offer free pop3 accounts and you don't need to sign up for any newsletters.

DJ1UK

Is the Yahoo POP3 still free Dave?  

Hi, Simon.

I currently have four @yahoo.co.uk accounts set up on my machine.  In addition to the one I mentioned earlier, my two sons and a female friend (who does not have her own internet access) have accounts.  They are still working and free.  I read that Yahoo had started charging for pop3, but it seems that so long as you sign up on the UK site for a .co.uk address and follow the links, it is still free.

At long last the servers seem to be up and running again.  Must have bought new hamsters to keep the generator wheel going  

Only 60 odd emails to sort through now.

Not going to complain too much - been with IC24 for about 10 years and its the first major fault i've had with them.  

DJ1UK