Hotpop: Down for anybody else?

Obner · 20 Jul 2006, 08:28 PM

Last 2 days I've gotten 0 emails.

Well, actually i've gotten 4 and wouldn't you know it, they were all junkmails.

I tought last month when it shutdown for 2-3 days would be the last time it would happen but it seems to be more and more frequent now.

Perhaps it's time to switch over to another POP3 free email service.

Is there one similar to Hotpop outthere but with less server problems?

root · 21 Jul 2006, 12:26 AM

Lionrampant is very stable, we don't have a free account as such but a fully subscribed account is free for the first 12 months with no obligation. That is potentially £35.88 worth for free!

philtec · 21 Jul 2006, 12:43 AM

Here are some :webindia123.com , connectfree.co.uk , neandertech.com

Free and reliable

jdtaylor · 21 Jul 2006, 05:24 PM

Connectfree I believe is meant to be an isp only pop3 service but it may be wortwhile checking with them, the same goes for the last one as well as it looks to be intended for their isp customers.

philtec · 21 Jul 2006, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jdtaylor
Connectfree I believe is meant to be an isp only pop3 service but it may be wortwhile checking with them, the same goes for the last one as well as it looks to be intended for their isp customers.

I have used and still do, all 3 for years and hotpop too.
I do not have an ISP account with any of them.
Pop mail has always been very reliable. Only hotpop goes out once in a while.

**CyberSmurf** · 22 Jul 2006, 11:18 AM

Delivery on my hotpop.com account is slow right now, but so far everything arrives eventually.

Obner · 22 Jul 2006, 07:56 PM

Ditto.

I just hope that nothing got lost when they went offline for those 2 days. But, how would I know, right?

**CyberSmurf** · 22 Jul 2006, 10:21 PM

I hadn't noticed that they had gone off-line.

But it can take a while for a message to be delivered. Right now I'm waiting to receive a test e-mail that I sent 30 hours ago.

Obner · 24 Jul 2006, 12:55 AM

Seems they're down again.

Do they actually answer those support tickets you send?

I think i've sent 3 or 4 in the time i've been with them and never got a reply.

What would be nice is that they would use their "news" section for their site for you know actual news like when their server is down.

Would seem like a no brainer to me.

claven · 24 Jul 2006, 03:07 PM

At a minimum, delivery of messages is very slow. I just got an email that was sent 2 days ago.

In the past year or so, I've created support tickets to inquire about non-delivery and spam problems, but the requests appear to have been lost in cyberspace.

jdtaylor · 24 Jul 2006, 05:47 PM

I personally gave up on them a while back due to unreliability and used other services instead, this is what I would recommend other people do.

jdtaylor · 24 Jul 2006, 05:50 PM

And for another thing forwarding authorsiastion code emails don't seem to be getting through immediately, and I am serisouly wondering how long it will take to get through....

drew · 25 Jul 2006, 12:51 AM

I reactivated my account at hotpop today and sent two test emails and none of them arrived.

Very disappointed. Shouldn't people be warned to not sign up?

Sad that they are accepted on Edwin's list. They are not that good to be on that list?

philtec · 25 Jul 2006, 05:04 AM

My hotpop account has slowly come to life again.
Yesterday I was receiving 3 day old emails,Today I am receiving 6 day old emails.
What is with this type of delay?
Maybe in a week or so it will catch up.

**CyberSmurf** · 25 Jul 2006, 11:44 AM

At the risk of repeating myself, my biggest complaint with HotPOP is the UIDL.

20 Jul 2006, 08:28 PM	#1
Obner Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 10	Hotpop: Down for anybody else? Last 2 days I've gotten 0 emails. Well, actually i've gotten 4 and wouldn't you know it, they were all junkmails. I tought last month when it shutdown for 2-3 days would be the last time it would happen but it seems to be more and more frequent now. Perhaps it's time to switch over to another POP3 free email service. Is there one similar to Hotpop outthere but with less server problems?

21 Jul 2006, 12:26 AM	#2
root Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 295 Representative of: LionRampant.co.uk	Lionrampant Lionrampant is very stable, we don't have a free account as such but a fully subscribed account is free for the first 12 months with no obligation. That is potentially £35.88 worth for free!

21 Jul 2006, 12:43 AM	#3
philtec Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: YouEssAey Posts: 145	Try These Here are some :webindia123.com , connectfree.co.uk , neandertech.com Free and reliable

25 Jul 2006, 05:04 AM	#14
philtec Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: YouEssAey Posts: 145	Better late than never My hotpop account has slowly come to life again. Yesterday I was receiving 3 day old emails,Today I am receiving 6 day old emails. What is with this type of delay? Maybe in a week or so it will catch up.

21 Jul 2006, 05:24 PM	#4
jdtaylor Master of the @ Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,693	Connectfree I believe is meant to be an isp only pop3 service but it may be wortwhile checking with them, the same goes for the last one as well as it looks to be intended for their isp customers.

22 Jul 2006, 11:18 AM	#6
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,013	Delivery on my hotpop.com account is slow right now, but so far everything arrives eventually.

22 Jul 2006, 07:56 PM	#7
Obner Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 10	Ditto. I just hope that nothing got lost when they went offline for those 2 days. But, how would I know, right?

22 Jul 2006, 10:21 PM	#8
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,013	I hadn't noticed that they had gone off-line. But it can take a while for a message to be delivered. Right now I'm waiting to receive a test e-mail that I sent 30 hours ago.

24 Jul 2006, 12:55 AM	#9
Obner Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 10	Seems they're down again. Do they actually answer those support tickets you send? I think i've sent 3 or 4 in the time i've been with them and never got a reply. What would be nice is that they would use their "news" section for their site for you know actual news like when their server is down. Would seem like a no brainer to me.

24 Jul 2006, 03:07 PM	#10
claven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 184	At a minimum, delivery of messages is very slow. I just got an email that was sent 2 days ago. In the past year or so, I've created support tickets to inquire about non-delivery and spam problems, but the requests appear to have been lost in cyberspace.

24 Jul 2006, 05:47 PM	#11
jdtaylor Master of the @ Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,693	I personally gave up on them a while back due to unreliability and used other services instead, this is what I would recommend other people do.

24 Jul 2006, 05:50 PM	#12
jdtaylor Master of the @ Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,693	And for another thing forwarding authorsiastion code emails don't seem to be getting through immediately, and I am serisouly wondering how long it will take to get through....

25 Jul 2006, 12:51 AM	#13
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	I reactivated my account at hotpop today and sent two test emails and none of them arrived. Very disappointed. Shouldn't people be warned to not sign up? Sad that they are accepted on Edwin's list. They are not that good to be on that list?

25 Jul 2006, 11:44 AM	#15
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,013	At the risk of repeating myself, my biggest complaint with HotPOP is the UIDL.