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Q.What
is POP3 email?
A.
Good question.
POP3 stands for Post Office Protocol. The 3 stands for the current
version of the protocol.
POP3 is the
most recent version of a standard protocol for receiving e-mail.
POP3 is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and
held for you by your Internet server. Periodically, you (or your
client e-mail receiver) check your mail-box on the server and download
any mail.
POP3 mail
can be retrieved by most popular e-mail products, such as Outlook,
Outlook Express, Communicator, Eudora amd many more. Back
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Q.
Why should I pay for email when many offer the service for free?
A.
POP3 Mail
Central's answer is simple. There are no free lunches. If a mail
service is giving away their mailboxes, they are making money some
other way. Most likely, they are doing this via advertising!
They advertise
within your email, or they resell private information they collect
from you as you use their service.
POP3 Mail
Central is a private email provider. You pay us a small fee each
year which allows us to keep our facilities state-of-the-art, providing
you with exceptional service. After that, we mind our own business.
POP3 Mail
Central does not allow spammers to use our service, nor will we
ever resell your email address or private information to any third
party. Back
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Q.
Do I need an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to obtain
access to my POP3 Mailbox account?
A.
Yes, you do need a computer or internet appliance (Web TV) and internet
access. We do not provide dial-up Internet accounts. Back
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Q.
If I can get an e-mail address through my current ISP for free,
then why should I purchase a POP3 mailbox through POP3mailcentral?
A.
Most people who purchase a POP3 Internet mailbox do so for one of
the following reasons:
To maintain a permanent email address, even if they change jobs,
schools, home address, or Internet Service Providers.
To keep roommates or family members from viewing personal mail.
To list their email address in a more personal manner, as opposed
to something really cumbersome for example, harry_knukle_dragger123457@earthlink.com.
To list their email address in a completely anonymous manner, for
complete e-mail privacy.
To avoid receiving personal email at their place of business.
To avoid having their real name turn up in a search that could be
run in the future, by potential employers or clients, and could
prove to be embarrassing due to purchases or information sent via
the Internet.
Also, POP3 addresses do not direct searchers to you. For example,
someone at your place of business could not impersonate you, (known
on the Net as IMPing) and send out malicious or slanderous email,
if you had a POP3 Permanent Mailbox to protect your identity.
To keep your geographic location anonymous. Your local ISP gives
others an idea as to where you actually live, for example, if you
are using an ISP based in Chicago, it could be assumed that you
live in Chicago. POP3 is not an ISP, and therefore does not reveal
where you live. Back
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Q. Does the POP3 Mail Central's
email system work with PDA's?
A.
Yes!
Using the standard POP3/SMTP protocols, the POP3 Mail Central system
works well with PDA's. Back
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Q.
Will I have more control over my email address by purchasing
a POP3 Mailbox?
A.
Yes! You'll be able to administer a number of changes on your account,
such as change and confirm your password, provide finger information,
provide a custom message in the event
you are on vacation, forward your mail to another email address,
and submit changes on current information. Back
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Q.
Will I still get junk email with my POP3 Mail Central account?
A.
Junk email
is a fact of life. The more you submit your email to various websites,
the more likely it is that you will receive junk email. POP3 Mail
Central has some junk mail filtering in place that filters out domains
that are well known for spamming. Although this can help it cannot
catch all junk mail. Back to
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POP3 Mail
Central will be offering a junk mail filtering system (at a nominal
fee) in the future, that is 93% effective at stopping junk mail.
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Q.
How expensive is it to start up a POP3 mailbox account?
A.
An account can be started for as little as $12.99 for one year of
service! That's less than
$1.25 a Month! To place your order now, just click Signup
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