One other small "problem" with access-4-free (etc.) is that they've
got their mail server setup to bounce (sortof) mail that comes from
sites that fail their mail-server's SPF test.
I write "sortof" because the bounce contains instructions as to how to
get the mail forwarded to the original sender. The bounce is a tiny
bit cryptic but the instructions probably work. I can think of a few
scenerios in which this scheme might not work so well, including:
o the hiring manager who you had hoped would have responded to
your resume doesn't understand the instructions, so he/she goes
to the next person (NOT YOU) on his/her list...
o this scheme doesn't work for some mailing lists, especially
lists whose administrators have long since stopped paying
attention to bounce messages.
access-4-free lost some of my mail, but I caught this quickly and it
turns out that you can turn off this "feature". Sure, SPF is a good
idea but I'd rather be in control of what happens to my mail.
--kevin
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