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Perhaps it was before my time but why do ISPs still feel the need to offer email/ftp? It's the earliest, sickest most repugnant form of vendor-lock-in on the i
by mmosta 11y ago
Perhaps it was before my time but why do ISPs still feel the need to offer email/ftp?
It's the earliest, sickest most repugnant form of vendor-lock-in on the internet. It preys on the least tech-savvy folk. Try switching ISPs [0] and holding onto your account.
[0] http://viewfinderdesign.co.uk/archive/382/reasons-not-to-use-your-isps-email-address/ http://viewfinderdesign.co.uk/archive/382/reasons-not-to-use...
- andyana 11y agoearliest, sickest most repugnant form of vendor-lock-in Hyperbole much? No one is forcing you to use it. If you are so clueless with tech that you don't even know the likes of Gmail exist, why is it wrong for the ISP to hold your hand and provide you an email address? Do you want them to arbitrarily choose one third party provider for their technologically declined userbase? Maybe they should send the clueless user to Wikipedia's list of free email providers? Try switching ISPs [0] and holding onto your account. Duh. What do you expect? You want me to forward your mail coming to an address on my domain after we've ceased business dealings? Things like imapsync(1) exist for a reason. (1) http://imapsync.lamiral.info/ http://imapsync.lamiral.info/
- dragonwriter 11y ago> Perhaps it was before my time but why do ISPs still feel the need to offer email/ftp? The same reason that apartment buildings tend to come with postal mail boxes.