tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post3092076067430750759..comments2009-11-07T23:40:56.479-05:00Robert S. Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492136290020528309noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-29258446234322100132009-11-07T22:22:22.374-05:002009-11-07T22:22:22.374-05:00I wonder whether others are still having trouble with the switch to webmail months later. My switchover was full of problems but I finally got it set up to forward to my gmail account... however, it doesn&#39;t always work. It&#39;s now been a month since gmail was able to get any of those messages. Since the Compuserve account was my primary email from 1996 until the switch to webmail, there could be some significant email lost in that pipeline.Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925546212345361041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-33342451236475396732009-09-05T10:21:02.566-05:002009-09-05T10:21:02.566-05:00Greetings, <br /><br />Well, I got my CompuServe welcome back in 1987, and I still use that 70741,2122. One reason why I never moved to CompuServe2000 was that I would have to give up that identity. I also believed that we (with that numberical ID) were less liable to be hit with spam.<br /><br />However, in a couple of cases I have had my legitimate email bounced because the receiving (and in their case, sending) servers rejected the address as invalid.<br /><br />But I keep it anyway. I am sorry that some mail servers are dumb, but that is the way it is in this modern world. <br /><br />I worry that one of these days we will get another email telling us that the numberic email addresses will disappear in 15 days and you need to notify your correspondents. In my case that would be almost 1000. I use OE although I am not entirely (!) happy with it. As soon as I can switch to something else I will.<br /><br />nnDnn<br />70741,2122Outpost12156http://www.blogger.com/profile/12570636161689976274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-39856625378258790942009-09-04T22:04:11.307-05:002009-09-04T22:04:11.307-05:00From 72202,2413@compuserve.com<br /><br />I too still have my original welcome from over 25 years ago. I know only one other person who kept the same email address for such a long period of time. I have used Outlook to get my email for a bunch of years, and will continue to use my compuserve.com email address. It is too bad that one of the pioneers of the online world will no longer be there for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-23937344931519963632009-08-04T12:51:46.095-05:002009-08-04T12:51:46.095-05:00I worked for and played on CSI since 1986. It was a fun ride, but I knew it wasn&#39;t going to last for long when I saw vps of the company leaving back in 98. Thanks for the employment CSI and for the fun I had on the forums. I learned a great deal working for this company and I am proud to say I am glad I worked for them.<br /><br />Just like the oil companies to many chiefs and not enough indians.<br /><br />WendyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-75743845871502002352009-07-07T05:07:52.710-05:002009-07-07T05:07:52.710-05:00I met my wife on CB Simulator in 1985. Also made many good friends on CIS. Good-bye<br /><br />74778,1647Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-22586394589680018192009-07-06T11:35:09.555-05:002009-07-06T11:35:09.555-05:00111111,256 ... Yeah I worked there for a while. Going to miss the old place.<br /><br />Here&#39;s to you, Dear old Vessels!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-79673985898576109842009-07-05T12:42:45.679-05:002009-07-05T12:42:45.679-05:00I transferred a CC acct to my mom from my in-laws several years ago; it was expensive, but allowed unlimited simultaneous users. Several family members shared it, plus I could use it to connect w/ my laptop when traveling for work (at least back before wireless was prevalent...). Kinda glad its gone now though; I had to install Compuserve 3 or 4 on a Win98SE machine in order to change acct info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-28037492326544653672009-07-03T14:29:33.669-05:002009-07-03T14:29:33.669-05:0074116,3653. Know it by heart. Was a member starting in 1984, but discontinued several years ago. <br /><br />Thanks for being my reliable on-ramp to the online universe for so many years!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-25424679307586627842009-06-02T04:28:35.673-05:002009-06-02T04:28:35.673-05:00Yes, it is shame.<br /><br />I have been 100045,2745 for years, at least 14+, and I have used it on 3 continents and from my Nokia 9000 communicator via POP3.<br /><br />I noticed that although the dial-up is going on 30th June 2009, the inbound mail was swept accross straight-away on 18th May 2009 so that it was no longer possible to access it via Classic software such as 4.0.2, so I had to go to webmail or POP3.<br /> - I was using POP3 already for incoming mail already, and using Classic 4.0.2 as my sending program.<br /><br />I am glad to be able to keep my e-mail address through, so Compuserve will live on for me.<br /><br />but RIP Classic dial-up.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /> TonyTonyGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-67324457561824335942009-05-21T00:37:27.982-05:002009-05-21T00:37:27.982-05:00To migrate your Classic e-mail to the new CompuServe Mail system:<br /><br />http://member.compuserve.com/mailcenter <br /><br />After migrating, the webmail address is:<br /><br />http://webmail.compuserve.com<br /><br />The POP3/IMAP/SMTP servers are:<br /><br />pop.csi.com; port 110 (SSL = port 995)<br />imap.csi.com; port 143 (SSL = port 993)<br />smtp.csi.com; port 587<br /><br />Further help is available at:<br /><br />http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=ws-cssoftwareJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13407460404034430042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-2653215150954773322009-05-20T13:14:53.243-05:002009-05-20T13:14:53.243-05:00My pop3 stopped delivering mail yesterday. I can login and issue commands but there is no mail. I tried to migrate my account. I could not login. It said that the password is invalid but I can use it to login pop3. I called and was told they are aware of a problem I opened a ticket. Today I called to check and no change. I have escalated but I don't know if that will help.<br />71232,3233Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-86292805276336466592009-05-20T07:22:57.989-05:002009-05-20T07:22:57.989-05:00Greetings again from 70741.2122<br />I too, still have my original letter and the CompuServe Users Guide. But, alas, after 22 years it looks like a final good-bye.<br /><br />I like some of the other&#39;s of you, have noticed a distinct drop off in email volume. During the week it is 60-70, on weekends its down to 30-45 (Spammers must take the weekends off too). But as of 5/18 I only receved 28 pieces of email, and yesterday *2*!!! And I asked a couple of people (by phone) to email me, and nothing has come into my email box. So the first question is&gt; Has Compuserve actually already shut down the propriatary email system despite the June 30th deadline (as a way to FORCE us to change sooner rather than later?<br /><br />Secondly, WebMail seems to be a problem. I had an old webmail ID (non-numeric) but never used it, and for the life of me do not remember the pass word that I gave to that. I called their wherever based tech support and the guy was LESS than helpful. Oh terminally polite (Thank you, Thank you) but had to put me on hold after every question apparently to figure out what I was talking about. <br /><br />The long and short of this is&gt; I am no longer getting any email, I can&#39;t get my webmail to work, and tech support sucks (as usual). Looks like to move to another ISP.Outpost12156http://www.blogger.com/profile/12570636161689976274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-16412799315899018942009-05-20T04:11:57.521-05:002009-05-20T04:11:57.521-05:00Well just activated my new account so I can see all my messages in the web mail interface that are no longer getting to the old pop.compuserve.com server but what is the new pop server address? Help file seems to say it should be pop.aol.com but that just says incorrect username/password when giving it my "screen name" i.e. the bit before the @ of my compuserve.com addressAdrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157629827178379746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-77305441296083192272009-05-19T12:01:00.000-05:002009-05-19T12:01:00.000-05:00Hello all,<br />I would be curious to know if anyone else has successfully converted their mailbox to the new system (webmail) but more specifically also has had trouble getting the new mail to work with POP3 in Outlook 2007. Before I vent my frustrations, will await replies. Thanks! LarryLARRY Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06574966649902081611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-65701331122260048852009-05-19T00:54:00.000-05:002009-05-19T00:54:00.000-05:00What a shame that such a great service is no longer.<br /><br />I remember my early days (1993) with WinCIM, and first surfing the &#39;net using the Mosaic browser. But the forums were king... even with the slow 4800 &amp; 9600 baud modems. Between long-distance telephone charges &amp; CompuServe billing, my monthly costs of around $80 weren&#39;t uncommon. But damn it was fun. And life in cyberspace was simple then... no worries about viruses, SPAM, [anti-]privacy policies, or etc.<br /><br />Also, the Magazine Database Plus service gave me a truly unfair advantage over other students at a particular course I attended, at least with regard to convenience. While they were falling over themselves at a dinky library with poor resources &amp; hours, I researched &amp; completed my reports in posh dormitory comfort, on my own schedule. Yup it cost me some dough... but it was worth every cent. Am I smug or what. :D<br /><br />So long, CompuServe, thanks for the good times &amp; memories. Too bad you couldn&#39;t have fallen into better hands than AOL (which obviously set you up to fail).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-28792333626865998542009-05-15T18:30:00.000-05:002009-05-15T18:30:00.000-05:00I have had my account with compuserve since about 1982 when my Apple 2+ was my first PC. WOW - have times changed. I still ahve my receipt for the purchase - mega bucks!<br /><br />I have used CS through Outlook for a while and like several others, can always depend on getting it - where my other 'services' are soemtimes spotty.<br /><br />I am truly sorry to see the end of the era. RIP - you served me well.<br /><br />72247,752<br />CaroleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-32124577029402116182009-05-14T07:30:00.000-05:002009-05-14T07:30:00.000-05:00According to their latest bulletin classic e-mail will be continued as web mail.<br /><br />You can sign up at: http://member.compuserve.com/mailcenterCapt. Fogghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093968390001879062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-32111078273701842352009-05-06T07:32:00.000-05:002009-05-06T07:32:00.000-05:00I've commented before on this blog but was interested in the last comment regarding user's POP3 email stopped working. I am the user since 1992 and know that my POP3 email is still (as of yesterday)working--I send a file to my home computer from my office everyday. What I have noticed is that prior to the announced shut down, my daily volume of email for the past several years has been about 60 (admittedly mostly junk). That number is now down to less than 20. Any conclusions???LARRY Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06574966649902081611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-68135341924858659002009-05-05T12:13:00.000-05:002009-05-05T12:13:00.000-05:00I have had my account since late 80s or early 90s. I forward all my Gmail accounts to it because it's so much faster. Stuck on satellite ISP and the latency plays havoc with Gmail interface.<br /><br />Pop3 stopped working about a week ago for me. Tech support swears that there is no such thing as a pop3 email only password. Even the "floor manager" had never heard of such a thing!<br /><br />I have reset my pop3 password (GO NPX-93) to no avail.<br /><br />Same prob on several computers/operating systems/email clients so I'm quite sure it's not in my settings.<br /><br />I thought it had something to do with a credit card screw up that happened around the same time but after doing some searching I'm starting to wonder if it's related to the impending shutdown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-1898175430212665652009-04-30T21:16:00.000-05:002009-04-30T21:16:00.000-05:00I remember using compuserve back in the days of my 2400 baud modem, command line prompts, and multiple choice text menus, all on a blazing fast 4.77 Mhz 8086 computer. Inconvenient to be sure but it sure makes one wax nostalgic. Goodbye old friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-75660011769275641962009-04-28T15:06:00.000-05:002009-04-28T15:06:00.000-05:00Today the POP3 email account is not working. I hope this is temporary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-73492955722301841812009-04-28T10:21:00.000-05:002009-04-28T10:21:00.000-05:00"The average Compuserve user is deceased" or so read a recent characterization of the users of different types of e-mail systems. HA! says I. HTML limitations but no substitute for having everything local and being able to sort like the wind.<br /><br />Threatened to dump it for years but travel requirements to odd places always persuaded me to keep it. Hard to argue with a service that could be a bit tempermental but was bulletproof more often than not.<br /><br />Having a server belch starting a few days ago so can't download through Thunderbird, maybe virtual key interference from re-upping Veri-Sign. I'm sure I'll figure something out.<br /><br />Anyway, now must finally transition for real to private 3rd party domain via cable company. So long...<br /><br />70421,1002 :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-74149737226238467442009-04-23T12:26:00.000-05:002009-04-23T12:26:00.000-05:00I too am an old Compuserve Classic user from 1987. Inquiring minds do wonder how many of us are left on line. Like one commentator, I have never been able to use the CSI dialer once I went to XP-Pro. Was lucky to find the NT version of 4.0.2 cause the version I had been using would not load. I have been connecting from the proprietary software via a wireless access point and ATT DSL for several years now. I have tried to use Eudora or Thunderbird but while I can receive email, I can not send email. ATT is of no help. Can anyone lead the way on this? Thanks for any help.Outpost12156http://www.blogger.com/profile/12570636161689976274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-85519139567943660542009-04-23T06:06:00.000-05:002009-04-23T06:06:00.000-05:00does anyone have any suggestions how people with ourworld websites active for 12 years and rank high in google etc can make a mirror website and hold rankings?<br />Code / meta tags in new server etc?<br />CS does NOT have server tech to do php or redirect apparently!<br /><br />On June 30 all searches in search engines shall give dead links!<br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-36886406364300079412009-04-20T15:54:00.000-05:002009-04-20T15:54:00.000-05:00JF920:<br />I realized that I may not have read your comment carefully and may have mislead you with my reply. I get my compuserve.com email but not through the old compuserve dialup. Mine is Outlook POP3 using HS Cable Modem ISP at home and a DSL ISP at my office. I apologize if my answer is confusing. LarryLARRY Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06574966649902081611noreply@blogger.com