Yes, this is old news. They've been partnered with MSN for 5 years or more <smile>. Read my prior message on how it works. Tyler Littlefield said the following on 11/27/2008 4:58 PM: > 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 at asmodean.net> > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Raul A. Gallegos -- http://www.asmodean.net
