Orange upgrading webmail : (

#1 (**permalink**) 11-20-2006, 10:00 PM

Orange are upgrading their webmail server. Oh dear, I bet it will never
work again !

#2 (**permalink**) 11-20-2006, 10:06 PM

"Jim" <nospam67634776982@nospamhere.org> wrote in message
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> Orange are upgrading their webmail server. Oh dear, I bet it will never
> work again !

I'm interested to know why your post appears underneath an older post on my
newsreader, when the time you posted is actually later today, and thus
newer.

Bloody Microsoft crap...

#3 (**permalink**) 11-21-2006, 12:05 AM

On 20 Nov 2006, "David R" <david_r@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>your post appears underneath an older post on my newsreader, ...
>Bloody Microsoft crap...

It's the driver, not the motor car (in other words, down to you to get
*your* newsreader to display things the way you want). While I rarely
use MS OE for newsgroups, it is handy to use as it supports multiple
news servers, unlike some other newsreader applications. You might
find "Free Agent" a better newsreader than MS OE, by the way.

#4 (**permalink**) 11-21-2006, 12:18 AM

"NoNeedToKnow" <me@privacy.net.invalid> wrote in message
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> On 20 Nov 2006, "David R" <david_r@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
>>your post appears underneath an older post on my newsreader, ...
>>Bloody Microsoft crap...
>
> It's the driver, not the motor car (in other words, down to you to get
> *your* newsreader to display things the way you want). While I rarely
> use MS OE for newsgroups, it is handy to use as it supports multiple
> news servers, unlike some other newsreader applications. You might
> find "Free Agent" a better newsreader than MS OE, by the way.

Well posts are ordered to show the latest at the top, in descending date
order. This chap's post is the only one out of sync, so I guess it contains
other invalid timing information.

#5 (**permalink**) 11-21-2006, 07:12 AM

nospam67634776982@nospamhere.org declared for all the world to hear...
> Orange are upgrading their webmail server. Oh dear, I bet it will never
> work again !

With all due respect they could hardly make it worse.
--
Regards
Jon

#6 (**permalink**) 11-21-2006, 12:57 PM

> It's the driver, not the motor car (in other words, down to you to get
> *your* newsreader to display things the way you want). While I rarely
> use MS OE for newsgroups, it is handy to use as it supports multiple
> news servers, unlike some other newsreader applications. You might
> find "Free Agent" a better newsreader than MS OE, by the way.

With the recent upgrade to Agent 4.1, you'll find Free Agent is no more. No
doubt someone out there will archive a copy, but officially it's gone.

http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php

"Forté has offered Free Agent for more than 10 years. With the release of
Agent 4.0 we have decided to retire Free Agent and focus on providing Agent
customers with exciting new features and timely upgrades"

#7 (**permalink**) 11-21-2006, 04:50 PM

"Jim" <nospam67634776982@nospamhere.org> wrote in message
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> Orange are upgrading their webmail server. Oh dear, I bet it will never
> work again !
>
And sure enough...

[From Orange web login]
Sorry
We are currently carrying out an upgrade of our email systems.
Access to 'Orange Email' and 'Email Manager' will be unavailable until 10am
on Wednesday 22nd November.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
[end quote]

It said 4pm Tuesday when they first started to break it!
I quite like the way they apologise for upgrading their email systems. I'm
sure it isn't their intention but it experience tells us it is probably all
too appropriate.

Peter

#8 (**permalink**) 11-21-2006, 06:05 PM

"NoNeedToKnow" <me@privacy.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:ggg4m2dqqv8dspf269fpatlhma5r1va51t@complete-pc-services.info
> On 20 Nov 2006, "David R" <david_r@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> > your post appears underneath an older post on my
> > newsreader, ... Bloody Microsoft crap...
>
> It's the driver, not the motor car (in other words, down
> to you to get *your* newsreader to display things the way
> you want). While I rarely use MS OE for newsgroups, it
> is handy to use as it supports multiple news servers,
> unlike some other newsreader applications. You might
> find "Free Agent" a better newsreader than MS OE, by the
> way.

Tried it, didn't like it.

Ivor

#9 (**permalink**) 11-21-2006, 06:29 PM

"Peter F" <peterf@cheerful.com> wrote in message
news:45632e39$0$2439$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
> "Jim" <nospam67634776982@nospamhere.org> wrote in message
> news:4semroFvcoi4U1@mid.individual.net...
>> Orange are upgrading their webmail server. Oh dear, I bet it will never
>> work again !
>>
> And sure enough...
>
> [From Orange web login]
> Sorry
> We are currently carrying out an upgrade of our email systems.
> Access to 'Orange Email' and 'Email Manager' will be unavailable until
> 10am on Wednesday 22nd November.
> We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
> [end quote]
>
> It said 4pm Tuesday when they first started to break it!
> I quite like the way they apologise for upgrading their email systems. I'm
> sure it isn't their intention but it experience tells us it is probably
> all too appropriate.
>
> Peter
>
>

also noted that on www 4pm. I tried at 4.30 only for it to say my password
is not valid.
pop3 is ok at mo.

also, it says EMAIL. It wont let me in to orange mobile account either.

#10 (**permalink**) 11-21-2006, 08:48 PM

Arse's.

They might have bloody told us, been waiting for an email and thought my
bloody laptop was screwed up.

--
Gerry (The MOTH)

"Neil - Usenet" <usenet1@SPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:9AH8h.177810$3x1.148299@fe1.news.blueyonder.c o.uk...
>
> "Peter F" <peterf@cheerful.com> wrote in message
> news:45632e39$0$2439$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
>> "Jim" <nospam67634776982@nospamhere.org> wrote in message
>> news:4semroFvcoi4U1@mid.individual.net...
>>> Orange are upgrading their webmail server. Oh dear, I bet it will never
>>> work again !
>>>
>> And sure enough...
>>
>> [From Orange web login]
>> Sorry
>> We are currently carrying out an upgrade of our email systems.
>> Access to 'Orange Email' and 'Email Manager' will be unavailable until
>> 10am on Wednesday 22nd November.
>> We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
>> [end quote]
>>
>> It said 4pm Tuesday when they first started to break it!
>> I quite like the way they apologise for upgrading their email systems.
>> I'm sure it isn't their intention but it experience tells us it is
>> probably all too appropriate.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>
> also noted that on www 4pm. I tried at 4.30 only for it to say my password
> is not valid.
> pop3 is ok at mo.
>
> also, it says EMAIL. It wont let me in to orange mobile account either.
>
>
>

#11 (**permalink**) 11-25-2006, 07:00 PM

"Jon" <spam@jonparker.plus.com> wrote in message
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> nospam67634776982@nospamhere.org declared for all the world to hear...
> > Orange are upgrading their webmail server. Oh dear, I bet it will never
> > work again !
>
> With all due respect they could hardly make it worse.

Well they seem to have succeeded. "upgrdaded" seems ot mean more ads and
slowere response time....

> --
> Regards
> Jon

#12 (**permalink**) 11-26-2006, 01:34 AM

Jon:
>Well they seem to have succeeded. "upgrdaded" seems ot mean more ads and
>slowere response time....

Just put doubleclick and any other ad servers in your barred sites, voila,
no more stupid ads.
Regards,
Martin

#13 (**permalink**) 11-26-2006, 09:27 AM

"Jim" <nospam67634776982@nospamhere.org> wrote in message
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> Orange are upgrading their webmail server. Oh dear, I bet it will never
> work again !

I've still get the orange are upgrading the email service message, is this
correct?

I'm actually going to change email providers anyway soon