In message , Mayayana
writes:
"Mark Lloyd" wrote

| Once when I helped someone set up an internet connection, the ISP
| insisted she use webmail (likely because of the ads, and they inserted
| spam into every outgoing message). I figured out how to use POP (IIRC,
| prepend 'mail.' to the domain name, and use the normal ports).
|

That's sleazy. I've never seen anything like that.
And the only spam I usually get is the obnoxious
Apple stuff. "Sent from my iPhone." Though I may

Yes, I've seen that too often )-:. [I think it _can_ be turned off, but
I don't know how, and I'd be surprised if most Idevice owners do either.
(Mind you, I know at least one Android-based device that does it too -
"sent from Frank's BrailleSense".)] But I think we both know that's not
the sort of spam he was talking about (-:.

have seen some Android spam, too. But I don't
recall ever seeing ISP spam.

Well, my ISP - PlusNet - does advertise - I've seen their ad.s in places
- though IMO not excessively. But I don't think he meant ISPs
advertising themselves: I suspect he means they sell advertising space
on their webmail UI, to third parties.


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Anything you add for security will slow the computer but it shouldn't be
significant or prolonged. Security software is to protect the computer, not
the primary use of the computer.
- VanguardLH in alt.windows7.general, 2018-1-28