iol.ie

[Hardy]

My email address is @iol.ie. Yesterday, I found I couldn't receive emails, though I could send them. Incoming mail server down, presumably.

I called my ISP, Eircom. "We can't help you," they said. "Vodafone supports the iol.ie server. We did hear there was somethning wrong with iol.ie today."

So I decided they're probably on it - I'll wait and see if it comes back.

This morning, it's back, but no emails from yesterday are on the server. I'm just receiving new emails today. So I called Vodafone support, 1907. But I can't get through their service wall, as I'm not a customer any more and my phone number isn't recognised.

So I'm a customer of Vodafone for email whether I like it or not. But not as far as they're concerned. And there's a bunch of emails people sent me yesterday that I didn't and probably won't ever see.

Any ideas?

[clootfromthe21]

My email address is @iol.ie. Yesterday, I found I couldn't receive emails, though I could send them. Incoming mail server down, presumably.

I called my ISP, Eircom. "We can't help you," they said. "Vodafone supports the iol.ie server. We did hear there was somethning wrong with iol.ie today."

So I decided they're probably on it - I'll wait and see if it comes back.

This morning, it's back, but no emails from yesterday are on the server. I'm just receiving new emails today. So I called Vodafone support, 1907. But I can't get through their service wall, as I'm not a customer any more and my phone number isn't recognised.

So I'm a customer of Vodafone for email whether I like it or not. But not as far as they're concerned. And there's a bunch of emails people sent me yesterday that I didn't and probably won't ever see.

Any ideas?

Hardy, me too.

E-mails went down at lunchtime yesterday and came back about 10am this morning (but not the various e-mails that various people rang me yesterday afternoon to tell me had bounced back).

If you are still in diffs, ring 1 800 924 025 then press option 3 and then option 2.

Apparently, iol.ie is looked after by BT Systems as a "legacy" issue.

Best of luck.

Cloot

[clootfromthe21]

My email address is @iol.ie. Yesterday, I found I couldn't receive emails, though I could send them. Incoming mail server down, presumably.

I called my ISP, Eircom. "We can't help you," they said. "Vodafone supports the iol.ie server. We did hear there was somethning wrong with iol.ie today."

So I decided they're probably on it - I'll wait and see if it comes back.

This morning, it's back, but no emails from yesterday are on the server. I'm just receiving new emails today. So I called Vodafone support, 1907. But I can't get through their service wall, as I'm not a customer any more and my phone number isn't recognised.

So I'm a customer of Vodafone for email whether I like it or not. But not as far as they're concerned. And there's a bunch of emails people sent me yesterday that I didn't and probably won't ever see.

Any ideas?

Hardy, me too.

E-mails went down at lunchtime yesterday and came back about 10am this morning (but not the various e-mails that various people rang me yesterday afternoon to tell me had bounced back).

If you are still in diffs, ring 1 800 924 025 then press option 3 and then option 2.

Apparently, iol.ie is looked after by BT Systems as a "legacy" issue.

Best of luck.

Cloot

Sorry meant to type 1 800 924 925

[Boycey]

Its possible you will also have to be vodafone customer to register for their forums but thats what I always use to solve any issues I have. The forums are constantly monitered by a couple of customercare agents who will usually are pretty helpful and prompt too.

[Hardy]

Thanks, all. One way or the other, yesterday's emails are lost. At least the senders got an "undelivered" notification.

[Hardy]

I've just called that number Cloot posted. I got a fast response. They simply confirmed that yesterday's emails are gone, as I assumed, since they're not on the server.

Thanks, Cloot. It is good to know there's a route to support.

[Premier Emperor]

iol.ie
1995 rang to say it wants its internet domain back!

[Shamrock Shore]

Jazes Hardy.

Too true about 1995 wanting its email address back.

Would you not spend a few bob and get your own domain.

hardy@hardyarse.ie would cost about 40 lids per annum and you won't get anymore emails about mickey extensions or Nigerian generals.

[foxcommander]

iol.ie
1995 rang to say it wants its internet domain back!

Can you upgrade to the 56k model in Meath or are the lines ready yet?

[armaghniac]

Some of yous Meath ones are probably still on Internet-Eireann.

[Hardy]

Very good lads. Those of us who had heard about the internet before the black card, alcohol-free driving and the epic absence of Garth Brooks do tend to have venerable email addresses. I have more addresses/domains/hangouts than I can shake a poxy server at, but the iol.ie is the one by which my followers, devotees and hangers on find me and I don't fancy the hassle of changing it.

The rest of yez can get me at hardy@kissmyarse.com.

[Syferus]

Real men get Gmail and forward old e-mail addresses to it.

[armaghniac]

Very good lads. Those of us who had heard about the internet before the black card, alcohol-free driving and the epic absence of Garth Brooks do tend to have venerable email addresses. I have more addresses/domains/hangouts than I can shake a poxy server at, but the iol.ie is the one by which my followers, devotees and hangers on find me and I don't fancy the hassle of changing it.

The rest of yez can get me at hardy@kissmyarse.com.

Do you still use Nobber 5 as your phone number?

[ardal]

It's weird I've been using gmail for so long I can't even open a new account, but if I remember correctly you shouldn't be able to have the user names; "jesus christ" or "god", as I think I've both of these.

How often are you in contact with God / Christ?