HI Stephen, yes by simply “Opting In” to have Westnet migrate your
email service to TMC, you’re merely saying to Westnet - at the deadline
date, transition my email service to TMC. I don’t believe the
transition has happened yet. The greeting email we received upon
“Opting In” said to wait for further instructions which will be
delivered later. In the meantime time continue to use the Westnet
webmail page if that is what you use, as I do sometimes (when on my
work Windows laptop).
Regards
Pete
On 4 Nov 2023, at 10:15 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com>
wrote:
Hi Wendy … you have me intrigued.
Why do you now log in to The Messaging Co ?
My daughter is with Westnet.
She simply she followed the steps suggested by Westnet to retain her
email address
by the due date and nothing has changed.
On 4 Nov 2023, at 6:51 pm, Pete via WAMUG <wa...@lists.wamug.org.au>
wrote:
Thanks and agreed Robin. Completely frictionless as you say.
Regards
Pete
On 4 Nov 2023, at 6:12 pm, Robin Belford via WAMUG
<wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote:
Hi Wendy,
I’m not sure you have fully understood the minimal effect on the
user that the transfer of the email hosting of iinet, westnet et.
al. email services actually entails.
Now perhaps because you appear to be accessing your email via a web
browser you are experiencing the dual login dance (it sounds absurd
to me).
You could consider using an email client, such as Mail, which comes
installed on every macintosh and iPhone.
Using these services I, my wife, and my children have experienced a
frictionless transition.
Infact they don’t really know, or care, who is managing their email
hosting.
All they care about is continuity of service, which they have
experienced.
As for your assertion that third party companies, such as Medibank
etc. expect you to change your email address is a complete nonsense.
If that is what you have been told you, have been badly advised.
You just keep using your westnet/iinet/ address as if nothing has
happened.
Regards,
Robin
On 4 Nov 2023, at 5:40 pm, wendy.corrick--- via WAMUG
<wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote:
Yep Peter I agree with your good summary.
I too have an iinet address (one of their very early customers in
fact)
and I did more than groan when I heard they intended to out source
the
management of their iinet email customers.
I did it by the due date and now log in to The Messaging Company
first;
this takes me automatically to the familiar iinet screen where I log
in
again.
All is OK; except many companies eg Medibank assume that ALL iinet
customers MUST change their address. Our postman (the one that goes
around the streets delivering mail) is weighed down by the numbers
of
letters this household has received requesting us to let the company
know of our new email address. (I exaggerate a bit there!) What I
haven't worked out is are these companies responding to some emails
that bounced? or are they just assuming that all iinet customers
need
to change their address.
It is becoming a real problem; and very time consuming in trying to
contact each company to tell them my address is valid.
Whether or not the Messaging Company will be happy to have all these
iinet customers after the first year we will just have to wait and
see.. Along with how much they charge us.
Best wishes all
Wendy
Friends of Gabbiljee respectfully acknowledges that it is located on
the land of the Whadjuk Noongar people.
----- Original Message -----
From:
"WAMUG" <wa...@lists.wamug.org.au>
To:
"WAMUG" <wa...@lists.wamug.org.au>
Cc:
"Peter Crisp" <petercr...@westnet.com.au>
Sent:
Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:55:29 +0800
Subject:
Re: [WAMUG] Which Email address?
Hi Rod, I am with Westnet as my ISP - same org as iinet I
understand.
Westnet advised me a couple of months back too they are
outsourcing
the email management. This was received with big groans. However,
Westnet (and iinet) are outsourcing the email management to The
Messaging Company. You have the choice to Opt In to their plan, in
which case they will manage the full migration of your Westnet (or
iinet) Mail accounts to The Messaging Company, but importantly you
will keep exactly the same email address afterwards. I have opted
in
as making a change to a different email address would be a huge
undertaking with all the tangles with multiple other
subscriptions,
providers etc my email address is associated with. Same to for the
4
other family members in my family. I dug further into this - the
first
year of email management is free with The Messaging Company and
then
from year 2, they will charge a fee for the email management. If I
look at my Westnet plan, the current email management fee will
disappear form day 1 after migration and thereafter. I don't know
yet
how much The Messaging Company will charge from year 2.
You can ring the helpline for further details if other questions
or
there is an FAQ page for the commonly asked questions.
Kind Regards
Peter Crisp
----- Original Message -----
From: "WAMUG"
To:"WAMUG"
Cc:"Rod Blitvich"
Sent:Thu, 2 Nov 2023 14:13:05 +0800
Subject:[WAMUG] Which Email address?
Hi Folks
So iinet email is shifting to another provider.
Please can you suggest which email address should now I use as my
primary address?
I currently use rb...@iinet.net.au
I have the following email addresses:
rb...@iinet.net.au
bli...@mac.com
bli...@icloud.com
I am thinking of making bli...@mac.com as my primary address
Thank you
Rod Blitvich
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