any mac fastmail.fm users?

rei · 18 Jul 2002, 05:40 AM

jeremy or rob and or any mac fastmail fans should go around to the forums today of mac sites where disgruntled mac users are getting switched over to apple's $100/year .mac from itools.

robert@fm · 18 Jul 2002, 05:52 AM

here

rei · 18 Jul 2002, 06:00 AM

i mean on their own forums

robert@fm · 18 Jul 2002, 06:06 AM

I know, I was pointing to where it's been discussed here before...

rei · 18 Jul 2002, 05:29 PM

well i still think it's a good idea

like when you went out of your way to migrate visto etc

maybe an aqua theme style sheet?

Jeremy Howard · 18 Jul 2002, 06:06 PM

That's a good idea. There was some legal issues a while back about Aqua themes though wasn't there?

rei · 18 Jul 2002, 06:30 PM

i've seen winamp, litestep, aqua themes with little interference recently...?

all you'd need is a few small background textures, but i'm not exactly sure since i don't use one myself

Ennis · 19 Jul 2002, 05:15 AM

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Originally posted by Jeremy Howard
That's a good idea. There was some legal issues a while back about Aqua themes though wasn't there?

Yes. Don't mess with Mac when it comes to Aqua. However, an Aqua "inspired" theme might make it.

Ennis · 19 Jul 2002, 05:20 AM

What's $100/year? mac.com mail? Are they nuts? I've had it since it started, but I switched to fastmail because of Mac server problems.

Are you sure? I can't get to iTools because I'm on this work appliance called a PC.

btn · 19 Jul 2002, 06:29 AM

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Originally posted by Ennis
What's $100/year? mac.com mail? Are they nuts? I've had it since it started, but I switched to fastmail because of Mac server problems.
Are you sure? I can't get to iTools because I'm on this work appliance called a PC.

.Mac includes more than just email for $99 a year. In addition to a 15 MB IMAP/POP3/Web Mac.com account, you get: 100 MB iDisk space, McAfee AntiVirus, Backup, iSync, support, Home Page and iCard.

iTools members that registered before Wednesday can upgrade for $49 for their first year before their account expires on September 30. iTools members that had previously upgraded their iDisk received an email that their first year of .Mac will be free.

IMHO, not bad for what amounts to $8.25 a month. Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, mentioned that the cost savings from retiring iTools would allow Apple to add even more value to .Mac. I personally look forward to them!

esTester · 19 Jul 2002, 07:17 AM

I would probably consider it if I were a Mac user, but I'm not, so it wouldn't make sense. I might buy a mac at some point though and I would probably do it then.

Ennis · 19 Jul 2002, 08:41 AM

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Originally posted by btn

.Mac includes more than just email for $99 a year. In addition to a 15 MB IMAP/POP3/Web Mac.com account, you get: 100 MB iDisk space, McAfee AntiVirus, Backup, iSync, support, Home Page and iCard.

iTools members that registered before Wednesday can upgrade for $49 for their first year before their account expires on September 30. iTools members that had previously upgraded their iDisk received an email that their first year of .Mac will be free.

IMHO, not bad for what amounts to $8.25 a month. Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, mentioned that the cost savings from retiring iTools would allow Apple to add even more value to .Mac. I personally look forward to them!

So are you saying that iTools is being "retired", and my free Mac mail is gonna cost me 49 bucks for the first year, and $100 thereafter? You know where Steve can put it. I switched to FM because Mac Mail stopped being dependable.

btn · 19 Jul 2002, 08:52 AM

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Originally posted by Ennis
So are you saying that iTools is being "retired", and my free Mac mail is gonna cost me 49 bucks for the first year, and $100 thereafter?

Yes. There is a very slim chance that they might keep some form of free email but I seriously doubt it.

I guess we'll see if Apple modifies their plans based on feedback from their customers come September 30...

P.S. Again, note that you get a lot more services than just email with your .Mac membership.

Ennis · 19 Jul 2002, 08:57 AM

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Originally posted by btn

P.S. Again, note that you get a lot more services than just email with your .Mac membership.

I know, but I've lived without this bundle up to now, and I can live a little longer without it. The free email and iTools was such a "Mac" thing. I'm very disappointed in them. They can keep it. Actually, I wouldn't be on this forum if I hadn't abandoned Mac Mail.

sjk · 19 Jul 2002, 10:09 AM

I like(d) using a mac.com e-mail account for lower-priority Mac-related correspondense. Damned if I'll pay $100/yr just for that, tho', since the other .Mac services don't really interest me and it would seem like I'm paying Apple to "advertise" for them. I'm not bitter, just frustrated at having to change a batch of e-mail addresses. That'll learn me to use my own domain.

This pretty much sums up many of my feelings:

http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/arc...ly/007687.html

Btw, I run Mac OS X 10.1.5 on an iBook 600. Primary browser is OmniWeb 4.1, with Mozilla 1.1a for stuff OW won't handle.

18 Jul 2002, 05:40 AM	#1
rei Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 45	any mac fastmail.fm users? jeremy or rob and or any mac fastmail fans should go around to the forums today of mac sites where disgruntled mac users are getting switched over to apple's $100/year .mac from itools.

18 Jul 2002, 05:52 AM	#2
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	here

18 Jul 2002, 06:00 AM	#3
rei Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 45	i mean on their own forums

18 Jul 2002, 06:06 AM	#4
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	I know, I was pointing to where it's been discussed here before...

18 Jul 2002, 05:29 PM	#5
rei Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 45	well i still think it's a good idea like when you went out of your way to migrate visto etc maybe an aqua theme style sheet?

18 Jul 2002, 06:06 PM	#6
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	That's a good idea. There was some legal issues a while back about Aqua themes though wasn't there?

18 Jul 2002, 06:30 PM	#7
rei Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 45	i've seen winamp, litestep, aqua themes with little interference recently...? all you'd need is a few small background textures, but i'm not exactly sure since i don't use one myself

19 Jul 2002, 05:20 AM	#9
Ennis Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 984	What's $100/year? mac.com mail? Are they nuts? I've had it since it started, but I switched to fastmail because of Mac server problems. Are you sure? I can't get to iTools because I'm on this work appliance called a PC.

19 Jul 2002, 07:17 AM	#11
esTester Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 968	I would probably consider it if I were a Mac user, but I'm not, so it wouldn't make sense. I might buy a mac at some point though and I would probably do it then.

19 Jul 2002, 10:09 AM	#15
sjk Master of the @ Join Date: May 2002 Location: Eugene Posts: 1,975	I like(d) using a mac.com e-mail account for lower-priority Mac-related correspondense. Damned if I'll pay $100/yr just for that, tho', since the other .Mac services don't really interest me and it would seem like I'm paying Apple to "advertise" for them. I'm not bitter, just frustrated at having to change a batch of e-mail addresses. That'll learn me to use my own domain. This pretty much sums up many of my feelings: http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/arc...ly/007687.html Btw, I run Mac OS X 10.1.5 on an iBook 600. Primary browser is OmniWeb 4.1, with Mozilla 1.1a for stuff OW won't handle.