[ILUG] [TOTALLY OT] Computimes?

[Harry Moreau]

On 19 Nov, Smith, Graham - Computing Technician wrote:
> yea cant say i'd pay for ireland.com account (even if i needed one)...
> Eircom.net's interface is much better and much cheaper.
> 
> I wonder are there any linux based companies or services etc giving
> out free web e-mail accounts a la hotmail etc etc?
> 

We do.

http://www.online.ie/

> 
> Yeah I was wondering the same thing. Anyone read about online.ie talking
> about "taking over some of the Ireland.com services" on the SBpost this
> weekend. Funny because Mary Mangan (former CEO IOL) has recently been
> drafted into Ireland.com  and well we all know who ownes/fronts online.ie
> and did own IOL :-)
> 

The report about online.ie/ireland.com in the biz post was completely spurious.
It was wild conjecture.

Secondly, Mary Mangan has no connection whatever with online.ie, and online.ie
has no connection (other than a number of ex-personnel) with IOL.

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