A word for our Dial-up readers (and our high speed Internet emailers)
Lately, I have helped many dial-up computer users get their email unclogged. It became clogged because their friends and family who have high speed Internet sent them messages that were way too big for email. Usually these messages contained either large digital photos or video jokes or messages that bring dial-up users email to screeching halt.
DIAL-UP USERS:
- You absolutely need to know how to check your email using your web browser (this tip explains how ).
- When email stops coming in or you see messages repeating themselves, it is time to check your email as above and then delete any messages that are larger than 500 kilobytes (kb). This will allow your email to flow again into your email program
- Inform the offending parties that send these overly large messages that your system can't handle the volume and to please remove you from their forward lists.
HIGH SPEED USERS: