Email only? What can one do with email only? While that is the subject of a whole new message, one can do plenty, FTP, WAIS, Archie, Gopher, WWW, and USENET are available for those in the know. ose who don't know can either wait for another article or join the ACCMail list SUBSCRIBE ACCMAIL Firstname Lastname in the BODY of a message to the address "LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AOL.COM".
Back to Juno which offers its email-only service free by selling advertising which comes with your email (their mailing lists are not sold). The company has also recently added POP/SMTP service fo a fee. The company offers Tulsa dialup numbers.
Juno offers enough dialups in North America (the service is limited to this area) that, as one travels, one should find a site close to where the journeys lead, especially if one stays around major ities. For the business traveler with a laptop, this is a great way to get email. Some of the local companies who have an Internet presence still use Juno for their traveling staf
Juno supports folders. This allows one to keep important email messages in a folder. This helps keep records straight.
Juno also supports a signature box available from version 1.23 on. This is a really handy feature which was formerly reserved for only those with live Internet mai
Juno limits one to 60K. In other words, if your message to a Juno free account is over 60K, it will bounce back to the sender. This is a serious disadvantage to those who are on large mailing lists r who FTP by mail. It is not believed that Juno places this restriction on the for-fee service.
Setup is pretty much straightforward. However, it has been this writer's experience that the software does not work on all machines.
For example, using a Juno setup disk (version 1.15), the software installed nicely on a 486DX4-100 but using the same disk, it would not install on a 386 with four meg of RAM, the minimum required stem, according to Juno.
Those with difficulty installing the software can either: seek the aid of a local friend to help find out what is wrong, call an 800 number at Juno for some answers to frequently asked problems, or call a 900 number to visit with a technician. This solution may be one's only hope. However, the technician may or may not be able to help.
To get your free software, call Juno at 800 654-JUNO (654-5866), or send an email message to signup@juno.com. One can download it from http://www.juno.com where one will find information about the mpany, the cities served, and the download icon. Expect a wait for the Juno software, if you call the company. There is also a fee, if you request it by phone.
Because Juno does not allow export of their software, a number of sites have placed copies of it on their server. There is a thread in alt.consumers.free-stuff which points to some sites that offe the Juno software. The author has uploaded version 1.15 to the net. Use http://Lloyd.Colston.com/juno.zip as the URL.
Why the company limits export of this software which can only be used inside the USA is a puzzlement. The company limits download of the software. Thus, a number of people have tried to be helpfu by making it available on their web site.
If you need a lot of hand-holding, Juno users have their own mailing list, a quite active one at that. To subscribe send email to
Majordomo@world.std.com
with text of
subscribe juno_accmail
if you want every single message in your box individually or
subscribe juno_accmail-digest
if you like just one email periodically with all the posts included in it.
In summary, if you live in a metropolitan area or travel in your business, Juno email helps you beat the high cost of communication. It appears appropriate even for those who want Internet without he high cost of direct access or who want to "try the waters" first before getting online.
To contact the author, email Lloyd@Colston.com, visit his web site at http://Lloyd.Colston.com, or call 918 825 6514 (evenings before 9 p.m. please)
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