JLmail debating upgrade, would like opinions

jlnt · 17 Mar 2006, 01:51 AM

Everyones opinions may differ about the JLmail.com service, but I am interested into finding out whethere we should upgrade the service to a newer version of Alt-N Mdaemon 8.1.5.

Just post your comments below

Thanks.

Jeremy

jdtaylor · 17 Mar 2006, 06:01 AM

Hi,

I think if it ain't broke doin't fix it kind of thing should be applied here especially with the time the last upgrade took, and anyway why upgrade to v8.1.5 when the new version 9.0 is available?

janusz · 17 Mar 2006, 10:13 PM

I've never heard about JLmail.com, so I went there to investigate

My first impressions from the home page
(a) two broken links (b) 'email features' displayed in an unreadable font.
So I remain totally unmoved by deliberations whether to upgrade or not...

xmailer · 18 Mar 2006, 12:54 AM

As suggested by janusz, I consider the "upgrade" a more or less moot point, and would suggest that you first concentrate on making the service as reliable and practical as possible in terms of the things of more fundamental importance to your users...such as adding an automated password recovery/reset feature, for example, as while my user name still seems to exist from back when I actually tried to use the service (before fully realizing it was but a teenager's "hobby") it won't accept my password and I can't see any way for recovering/resetting it.

If you ever want your service to be taken seriously, I think it would be wise to attend to these more fundamental issues before even beginning to ponder a newer, "fancier" webmail interface. Until then, the "issue" of which webmail version to use might seem little more than "fluff". JMHO.

King Of Email · 19 Mar 2006, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by xmailer
As suggested by janusz, I consider the "upgrade" a more or less moot point, and would suggest that you first concentrate on making the service as reliable and practical as possible in terms of the things of more fundamental importance to your users...such as adding an automated password recovery/reset feature, for example, as while my user name still seems to exist from back when I actually tried to use the service (before fully realizing it was but a teenager's "hobby") it won't accept my password and I can't see any way for recovering/resetting it.

If you ever want your service to be taken seriously, I think it would be wise to attend to these more fundamental issues before even beginning to ponder a newer, "fancier" webmail interface. Until then, the "issue" of which webmail version to use might seem little more than "fluff". JMHO.

I agree with xmailer. I had my account there purged without notice even though I used it regularly. This service is unstable, unreliable, and not recommendable.

jplowman · 3 Jun 2006, 11:24 AM

I have no idea what this means, but perhaps you could get a "reverse-DNS" "assigned" to your IP address.

I am using jlmail as my primary email account, but I can't email any address at aol. When I do, I get back a "permanent fatal delivery errors" message with the following:

"America Online (AOL) and its affiliated companies do not authorize the use of its proprietary computers and computer networks to accept, transmit, or distribute unsolicited bulk e-mail sent from the internet. Effective immediately: AOL may no longer accept connections from IP addresses which have no reverse-DNS (PTR record) assigned."

So I have to email them from a different address.

17 Mar 2006, 01:51 AM	#1
jlnt Essential Contributor Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 310 Representative of: JLMail.com	JLmail debating upgrade, would like opinions Everyones opinions may differ about the JLmail.com service, but I am interested into finding out whethere we should upgrade the service to a newer version of Alt-N Mdaemon 8.1.5. Just post your comments below Thanks. Jeremy

17 Mar 2006, 06:01 AM	#2
jdtaylor Master of the @ Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,693	Hi, I think if it ain't broke doin't fix it kind of thing should be applied here especially with the time the last upgrade took, and anyway why upgrade to v8.1.5 when the new version 9.0 is available?

17 Mar 2006, 10:13 PM	#3
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,945	I've never heard about JLmail.com, so I went there to investigate My first impressions from the home page (a) two broken links (b) 'email features' displayed in an unreadable font. So I remain totally unmoved by deliberations whether to upgrade or not...

18 Mar 2006, 12:54 AM	#4
xmailer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 5,485	As suggested by janusz, I consider the "upgrade" a more or less moot point, and would suggest that you first concentrate on making the service as reliable and practical as possible in terms of the things of more fundamental importance to your users...such as adding an automated password recovery/reset feature, for example, as while my user name still seems to exist from back when I actually tried to use the service (before fully realizing it was but a teenager's "hobby") it won't accept my password and I can't see any way for recovering/resetting it. If you ever want your service to be taken seriously, I think it would be wise to attend to these more fundamental issues before even beginning to ponder a newer, "fancier" webmail interface. Until then, the "issue" of which webmail version to use might seem little more than "fluff". JMHO.

3 Jun 2006, 11:24 AM	#6
jplowman Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 15	I have no idea what this means, but perhaps you could get a "reverse-DNS" "assigned" to your IP address. I am using jlmail as my primary email account, but I can't email any address at aol. When I do, I get back a "permanent fatal delivery errors" message with the following: "America Online (AOL) and its affiliated companies do not authorize the use of its proprietary computers and computer networks to accept, transmit, or distribute unsolicited bulk e-mail sent from the internet. Effective immediately: AOL may no longer accept connections from IP addresses which have no reverse-DNS (PTR record) assigned." So I have to email them from a different address.