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Hi,

I have to access an xtra pop3 email account via a dial-up connection
from another ISP.

This worked a couple of weeks ago, but now (3 August 05 17:53) I
cannot connect to pop3.xtra.co.nz at all.

Is it down or are there new requirements to connect to this server?

Many thanks,

Bernard

> I have to access an xtra pop3 email account via a dial-up connection
> from another ISP.
>
> This worked a couple of weeks ago, but now (3 August 05 17:53) I
> cannot connect to pop3.xtra.co.nz at all.
>
> Is it down or are there new requirements to connect to this server?


Telecom have discovered another way to squeeze more money out of people. If
you want to access an xtra email account from another ISP, you now have to
pay $x a month. I forget how much it is, but you will need to ring xtra and
arrange it.

Thanks a lot, Rich.

This is outrageous, monopolistic behavior. I use multiple ISPs as a
backup in case I cannot get through with one.

Bernard


"Rich" <> wrote:

>
>> I have to access an xtra pop3 email account via a dial-up connection
>> from another ISP.
>>
>> This worked a couple of weeks ago, but now (3 August 05 17:53) I
>> cannot connect to pop3.xtra.co.nz at all.
>>
>> Is it down or are there new requirements to connect to this server?
>
>
>Telecom have discovered another way to squeeze more money out of people. If
>you want to access an xtra email account from another ISP, you now have to
>pay $x a month. I forget how much it is, but you will need to ring xtra and
>arrange it.
>

Bernard wrote:

> Thanks a lot, Rich.
>
> This is outrageous, monopolistic behavior. I use multiple ISPs as a
> backup in case I cannot get through with one.

They're not the only ones (I believe TelstraClear were charging for
POP-from-other-ISPs before Xtra started doing it), and it's hardly new -
the blocking was put in place toward the end of 2001.

Richard

> "Rich" <> wrote:
>
>>> I have to access an xtra pop3 email account via a dial-up connection
>>> from another ISP.
>>>
>>> This worked a couple of weeks ago, but now (3 August 05 17:53) I
>>> cannot connect to pop3.xtra.co.nz at all.
>>>
>>> Is it down or are there new requirements to connect to this server?
>>
>>
>>Telecom have discovered another way to squeeze more money out of people. If
>>you want to access an xtra email account from another ISP, you now have to
>>pay $x a month. I forget how much it is, but you will need to ring xtra and
>>arrange it.

On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 17:55:11 +1200, Bernard <> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have to access an xtra pop3 email account via a dial-up connection
>from another ISP.
>
>This worked a couple of weeks ago, but now (3 August 05 17:53) I
>cannot connect to pop3.xtra.co.nz at all.
>
>Is it down or are there new requirements to connect to this server?
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Bernard



You will not be able to do it from memory.

I had the same problem so dropped Xtra like a Hot cake..

Rich wrote:

>
>> I have to access an xtra pop3 email account via a dial-up connection
>> from another ISP.
>>
>> This worked a couple of weeks ago, but now (3 August 05 17:53) I
>> cannot connect to pop3.xtra.co.nz at all.
>>
>> Is it down or are there new requirements to connect to this server?
>
>
> Telecom have discovered another way to squeeze more money out of people.
> If you want to access an xtra email account from another ISP, you now have
> to pay $x a month. I forget how much it is, but you will need to ring xtra
> and arrange it.

Maybe if you are using windows, however I can quite happily send and
receive my xtra mail via ihug or whoever from linux.




--
*~~~~~~~~~~Thor

On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 17:55:11 +1200, Bernard <> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have to access an xtra pop3 email account via a dial-up connection
>from another ISP.
>
>This worked a couple of weeks ago, but now (3 August 05 17:53) I
>cannot connect to pop3.xtra.co.nz at all.
>
>Is it down or are there new requirements to connect to this server?

Unless you buy Secure Remote Email ($2.50 / month) Xtra does not allow
POP access from other ISP's connections.

On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 18:00:55 +1200, "Rich" <> wrote:

>
>> I have to access an xtra pop3 email account via a dial-up connection
>> from another ISP.
>>
>> This worked a couple of weeks ago, but now (3 August 05 17:53) I
>> cannot connect to pop3.xtra.co.nz at all.
>>
>> Is it down or are there new requirements to connect to this server?
>
>
>Telecom have discovered another way to squeeze more money out of people. If
>you want to access an xtra email account from another ISP, you now have to
>pay $x a month. I forget how much it is, but you will need to ring xtra and
>arrange it.

No, Telecom have discovered how to recover costs for people who don't
pay to dialup Xtra to access their email.

On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 18:11:22 +1200, Bernard <> wrote:

>Thanks a lot, Rich.
>
>This is outrageous, monopolistic behavior. I use multiple ISPs as a
>backup in case I cannot get through with one.

Crap.

Xtra are entitled to recover the costs of providing the service to
you. They don't get one cent from you if you don't dial up an Xtra
connection, as they charge for dialup access, not email use.

On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 12:26:38 +1200, Rob J <> wrote:

>On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 18:11:22 +1200, Bernard <> wrote:
>
>>Thanks a lot, Rich.
>>
>>This is outrageous, monopolistic behavior. I use multiple ISPs as a
>>backup in case I cannot get through with one.
>
>Crap.
>
>Xtra are entitled to recover the costs of providing the service to
>you. They don't get one cent from you if you don't dial up an Xtra
>connection, as they charge for dialup access, not email use.
>



Bull there are NO COSTS AT ALL.

This is ALL CRAP.