Millions of new hotmail addresses will be created with the launch of Hotmail.co.uk. This will hopefully give many people the opportunity to preserve their desired email address without having to add several unwanted numbers or underscores.
However, the most popular first names will be auctioned off to raise money for the NSPCC.
http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159543
I got my first name @hotmail.co.uk today... not sure why i bothered though... :confused:
I take it yours isn't a popular name then? Or did you win it in the auction? :o :D
Guess it's not that popular. :(
mr.blaze
20-11-2004, 03:07
Hotmail? *J-Blaze Spits* GMAIL! Why would anyone want Hotmail???
Originally posted by J-Blaze
Hotmail? *J-Blaze Spits* GMAIL! Why would anyone want Hotmail???
Probably because Hotmail doesn't (yet) threaten people with the prospect of advertising linked to the content of your mail?
Joe
mr.blaze
20-11-2004, 09:47
Originally posted by JoePritchard
Probably because Hotmail doesn't (yet) threaten people with the prospect of advertising linked to the content of your mail?
Joe
Encryption old boy encryption.
Maldonado
20-11-2004, 14:57
Originally posted by JoePritchard
Probably because Hotmail doesn't (yet) threaten people with the prospect of advertising linked to the content of your mail?
Joe
what's so bad about that? an automated process looks for keywords and throws out a few adverts, big deal...
carcrash
20-11-2004, 17:23
I have always used yahoo.
Originally posted by J-Blaze
Encryption old boy encryption.
Good point - actually, I tend to use web mail only as either an away from laptop means of sending mails or as a source of e-mail addresses for web site registrations...:)
Joe
Originally posted by Maldonado
what's so bad about that? an automated process looks for keywords and throws out a few adverts, big deal...
It's when they start tying up adverts served based on those scripts to my e-mail address, or even start using those automated scripts for other purposes that I get concerned.
I dislike the idea of commercial companies building up advertising profiles of me based on my e-mails.
I've got a Yahoo and a Hotmail web account, also a Tiscali web account. Typically these get used for registering with web sites or for 'throw away' mail use when I'm away from home.
Another concern I have for ALL web based mail accounts is in the 'small print' of the parent web sites. Yahoo, for example, states that material you post on some of their forums becomes available to them for re-use by them. I'm not suggesting at all that this will ever happen with e-mails, but I'd certainly not feel comfortable with business or private personal mail going through web based accounts.
But, if you've not got access to any private domain based mail for any reason, you pays your money and takes your choice, so to say.
Joe
Phanerothyme
20-11-2004, 18:47
Originally posted by J-Blaze
Encryption old boy encryption.
hushmail is a good secure webmail service. Also do pop3 I believe.
Most pop3 mail accounts come with a webmail facility, or even IMAP.
even gmail has pop3-ness now!
I've seen some of these hotmail.co.uk addresses fetching between £20-50 for first names on ebay.