I am getting Road Runner installed and I already use Norton anti virus to protect my mail with my current ISP. I also have AOL as I do travel with my laptop and I find AOL excellent for this purpose. In effect I will have 3 ISP's AOL my local one (TCINTERNET.NET) and now Road Runner. I will drop my Local ISP in a couple of months after I experiment with Road Runner.
I have a couple of questions. 1. Which version of ZA should I get? The free version or the pro version? 2. Will I be able to check and receive my mail at my current ISP address or will I have to use my dial up modem to check the mail. 3. Is there any known conflicts with email protection in Norton with ZA, free or Pro.
I currently run Windows 98SE and I do not plan on changing to XP maybe when they come out with a SE package.
#1. "RE: Zone Alarm Free or Pro for home user" In response to DJC (Reply # 0)
I just installed Zone Alarm (Free version) on a system with Road Runner. He had no problem getting his e-mail. So far as I know, ZA Pro offers very little that the free version does not to a typical home user. That may change when Zone Labs comes out with version 3.0 next year.
#2. "RE: Zone Alarm Free or Pro for home user" In response to DJC (Reply # 0)
>2. Will I be able to check and receive my mail at my current ISP address or will I have to use my dial up modem to check the mail.
You will have to slowly change over your current ISP E-Mail address to your new Road Runner address. Once all of your contacts reflect your new address, you can drop your current ISP. I think there is a service to help you with this, but I can't remember it. Maybe someone else has a handle on it.
#5. "RE: Zone Alarm Free or Pro for home user" In response to DJC (Reply # 4)
Most difference with free and pro is that pro protects against more types of files in mailsafe than the free. Also, you can passwork protect ZA. There are more specific options as far as ports available for progs and stuff like that. Free should be good unless you have specific needs which require ports blocking and protection through mailsafe.
Try the free version. It should work for you until more specific needs may or may not surface.
#6. "RE: Zone Alarm Free or Pro for home user" In response to DJC (Reply # 0)
Not sure where you are, but for Road Runner customers served in the Tampa Bay area, RR has just added dial up access! I've tried it, works great. Now I can get rid of the ISP I had to keep for use on the road. Check your local RR to see if you have it!
#7. "RE: Zone Alarm Free or Pro for home user" In response to miztrial (Reply # 6)
Before you start notifying the world about your new email address, you might want to consider taking out a mail forwarding account somewhere so you only have to go through this hassle once. The beauty of these things is that you give out your address at the service, and have the service forward your mail to whatever account you wish. When you change isp, you just change your forwarding address with the service.
I did this before a geographical move forced an isp change over four years ago. I'm on my 3rd isp since then, but as far as the outside world is concerned, my email addy only changed the one time.
I happen to use iname.com (now absorbed into mail.com) but others are out there. A netsearch for "email forwarding" (or better yet, "FREE email forwarding") should produce a good list of services to explore.
#8. "RE: Zone Alarm Free or Pro for home user" In response to DJC (Reply # 0)
ZA is amazing as a free program, and the pro version adds just a few nice touches. The only reason I paid for the pro version is because I wanted to support this fine company.
Go ahead and get XP now. If you wait for an updated version, you will just be kicking yourself again for having waited. It always takes a bit of getting used to a new look and feel, and XP will seem strange at first, but it already is the best OS ever released.
