OT Internet wars

[Wade Smart]

Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> Mike McGinn wrote:
>> On Thursday 12 February 2009 14:50:59 Wade Smart wrote:
>>   
>>>>     Guys, here is what I did this morning. I called Qwest and arranged
>>>> for what they call "Broadband Basic" which costs $10.00/mo and also
>>>> ordered 1.5GB/sec Internet speed for $5.00/mo over the 250kb speed. This
>>>> will get me away from the fight between the local company I know have,
>>>> who is in court with Qwest.
>>>>
>>>>     My solution for email is gmail.com and as you can see I'm already
>>>> using this. When this is all cut over on Feb. 17 I will still have the
>>>> Internet but much faster, loose the old k5di at zianet.com I have had for
>>>> years, but Gmail will still work, barring all the things that can change
>>>>
>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>> Karl
>>>>       
>>> 20090212 1349 GMT-5
>>>
>>> Since you are already moving to another email system, why not choose an
>>> address that you like :D
>>>
>>> Google allows you to get your own URL to use for your email.
>>>
>>> If I move from where I am to gmail I would take wadesmart.com with me
>>> as, besides my name, its the most simplest way I have of communicating
>>> with people.
>>>
>>> Just a thought.
>>>
>>> karl at karlflarsen.com???
>>>
>>>
>>> Wade
>>> --
>>> Registered Linux User: #480675
>>> Linux since June 2005
>>>     
>> I have the mcginnweb.net mail hosted on Google mail and I am very happy with 
>> it. I have been using it since it was first offered. If you can register a 
>> domain, Google will host the mail for you. Best of all, no worries about ISP 
>> changes.
>>
>>   
>     Well I have set up k5di at zianet.com as my default email url for 
> gmail. If this works it will be easy to set up my wife's computer :-)
> 
> karl
> 
> 

20090212 1440 GMT-5

zianet.com, if that is yours, you would go to the cname services for 
that url at your host and change it to google mail servers.

Here is one link that talks about it:
http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/05/18/how-to-setup-gmail-for-hosted-domains

1449
Well I have spent almost 10 minutes looking for the page in Gmail Help 
pages and I cant find it but, I know its there.

Wade
-- 
Registered Linux User: #480675
Linux since June 2005