[extropy-chat] META: att.net users, you might need a different ISP

[Brian Atkins]

Amara, for home users like yourself there are ways around this problem if you 
simply cannot get your ISP to fix your concerns after making it clear to them 
that being able to send email successfully to the internet-at-large should be a 
working part of their DSL package. If they won't fix it, and you can't switch to 
someone else, then you can think about two solutions:

1. Switch your email address to some kind of free web-based email provider, 
gmail, etc. At least when sending messages. You can configure gmail I think to 
have your messages appear to be sent from your normal receiving email address, 
so when people reply it will go to your non-gmail mailbox.

2. Get your own domain name and stick it somewhere cheap like 1and1.com that 
includes basic email functionality. You can then send and receive email using 
the 1and1 servers, or whichever company you choose. The downside of this is you 
need to let everyone know your new email address. The upside is this new address 
is permanently yours to control and move as needed to different service providers.
-- 
Brian Atkins
Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
http://www.singinst.org/