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Yahoo’s web email security hasn’t gotten any better…
18 September 08 12:00 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

I once swore by Yahoo web email services – until my account was hacked and was then used to ruin my eBay account status. So, its extra interesting to me...

Filed under: Internet, Messaging, Security, Yahoo

Google News Alerts gone crazy
26 July 08 01:40 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

I receive Google News Alerts in email to keep track of certain topics around the web.  These usually work great, except today, I think Google is having...

Filed under: Internet, Messaging, Google

Outlook vs. Gmail—The Definitive Comparison
21 July 08 05:49 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

http://lifehacker.com/398778/outlook-vs-gmail++the-definitive-comparision

Filed under: Internet, Messaging, Google

ISPs that block Port 25 – the list
15 July 08 12:21 PM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

AT&T (can be unblocked at the request) MindSpring BellSouth MSN CableOne NetZero Charter People PC Comcast ATTBI Sprynet Cox Sympatico.ca EarthLink...

Filed under: Internet, Messaging

Did you get your Ymail account?
19 June 08 06:02 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Will the new Yahoo email domains be as hard soft after as the Google ones? http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5128&z=71

Filed under: Internet, Messaging

New Windows Search 4.0 kills MS Outlook performance
04 June 08 05:33 PM | rodtrent | 2 comment(s)

I’m hoping this is just an initial indexing problem after installing the newly released Windows Search 4.0, but ever since installing it, MS Outlook is...

Filed under: Internet, Messaging, Office, Windows Live

Average time for Google to respond to Gmail issues?
03 June 08 06:44 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

So far, it looks like 6-7 days. I’ve received emails from a couple folks who have submitted tickets to Google about the Gmail receiving issues.  After...

Filed under: Community, Internet, Messaging

The Gmail worm seems to be affecting any discussion list
29 May 08 12:55 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Folks are trying to troubleshoot Google's mail problems on their own, since Google is both slow to respond to help and also silent on the issue so...

Filed under: Community, Internet, Messaging

The Gmail worm affecting others today
27 May 08 12:46 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Since I only monitor the myITforum.com domain, I can only speak to the Gmail problem from that perspective. However, it should be noted that reports are...

Filed under: Internet, Messaging, Software

Gmail Spam bot
12 May 08 05:02 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

http://www.betanews.com/article/Flaw_lets_spammers_use_Gmail_for_sending_bulk_email/1210622312

Filed under: Internet, Messaging

Here's a Spam I haven't seen before...
17 January 08 07:58 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Thought this one was funny enough to share… =============== Dear Member, Your PayPal account has expired. You must renew it immediately or your...

Filed under: Community, Internet, Messaging, Chimping

Bink.nu newsletter showed up in my inbox today
24 December 07 10:20 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

First time ever! Is this something new? ============================= The famous Bink.nu "expect list" is back! Just as previous years, I made...

Filed under: Internet, Messaging

Become a Gmail master
19 December 07 12:06 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

http://lifehacker.com/software/gmail/hack-attack-become-a-gmail-master-161399.php

Filed under: Internet, Messaging

The secret to Spam links
07 September 07 12:32 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

I received a real looking email today (nice pics, valid email addy) from TimeWarner, telling me that they were having troubles accessing my Internet account...

Filed under: Internet, Messaging

Hotmail causes Spam
14 May 07 10:17 PM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

My Windows Passport (or, rather, LIVE Passport) is based on my original Hotmail address that is years old. I never use Hotmail. In fact, I had not even...

Filed under: Internet, Messaging, Security