I think they've got multiple connections now. Now they offer the ISP, and a modem etc etc, and I believe they're in partmership with msn, or this q.com what ever that is. Thanks, Tyler Littlefield email: tyler at tysdomain.com web: tysdomain-com Visit for quality software and web design. skype: st8amnd2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <raul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:09 AM Subject: Re: lots of problems solved: my life story > Actually the way it works, or the way it used to when I lived in Denver > was like this. > > Qwest would provide the dsl connection, and by default they would add msn > as the isp. However, if you got another isp which was a Qwest-approved > carrier, you could use them over the Qwest dsl line. That isp you chose > would be the one to give you email access via their routers. Now, > ironically you could use qwest.net as the isp over qwest dsl services. If > you did this, you got no email access, not even through qwest.net. This is > the way I went with qwest as the dsl and the isp without email access. > > Hope this clears it up. > > Tyler Littlefield said the following on 11/26/2008 5:17 PM: >> no, the tech was right. They show a list of smtp addresses, but it's not >> for home useage. >> they usually supply a "q.com" or a msn.com email address or something >> similar to home customers (odd) >> >> >> Thanks, >> Tyler Littlefield >> email: tyler at tysdomain.com >> web: tysdomain-com >> Visit for quality software and web design. >> skype: st8amnd2005 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" >> <greg at romuald.net.eu.org> >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:11 PM >> Subject: Re: lots of problems solved: my life story >> >> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 02:53:20PM -0700, Tyler Littlefield wrote: >>>> something I find extremely odd: >>>> I am using smtp for my moo; their smtp and pop accounts are both >>>> pop.bla.qwest.com (where bla==the zone). >>> >>> Yeah, I was going to say that qwest not providing smtp to residential >>> customers sounded extremely odd. I've been on static IP with them >>> since the beginning, so I can't definitely say they're wrong, but from >>> what I saw when browsing their site, it sure looked like they provide >>> smtp and pop3 to their customers, residential, or not. Besides, I've >>> never heard of a residential ISP before that didn't provide full >>> e-mail to their customers. My opinion is that the tech just told you >>> that because they could use the extra money from you (setup fee, and >>> monthly charges), but then what do I know. Anyway, if you're going to >>> run a server on your connection, and you have no problem paying a bit >>> extra for the static Ip, then keeping it is probably the way to go. >>> >>> Greg >>> >>> >>> - -- web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org >>> gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc >>> skype: gregn1 >>> (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) >>> >>> - -- >>> Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) >>> >>> iEYEARECAAYFAkktyZAACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyDGrgCfcpX6KF5apNPiz+Iw5QbzH4X6 >>> lWIAnia2tRpXKPAwRo8Fgqc/Ze0t+Jo4 >>> =uGd2 >>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos -- http://www.asmodean.net > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
