updated 2004-05-20.
GetOnline: A list of references to help you get online.
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A list of references to help you get online. (in no particular order).
Internet access providers
free web server space (but you have to display their advertising) (in no particular order)
All non-premium users are required to have the FreeWebs FreeBar Code on their website. This adds a very small strip at the bottom of the website saying, "This website is being hosted for Free by FreeWebs.com."Live WebStats are only available to Premium users. Sign up for ANY premium service and receive LIVE Web Statistics for all your pages FREE of charge! (note: non-premium users can still get page statistics by inserting a counter onto your pages through the Addons section).
Angel Towns also has a $9.95/year plan that sounds like a pretty good deal. See http://www.angeltowns.com/comp.html for a comparison of the free plan and the $9.95/year plan.
There's another list of website hosts at:
free one-way email boxes ("throw-away email addresses")
Pick jonesy@mailinator.com or bipster@mailinator.com - pick anything you want (up to 15 characters before the @ sign).
Later, come to this site and check that account. Its that easy. Mailinator accounts are created when mail arrives for them. No signup, no personal information, and when you're done - you can walk away - an instant solution to one way spammers get your address. The emails will automatically be deleted for you after a few hours.
http://www.mailinator.com/mailinator/Welcome.do -- recc. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?SpamProof
free email: (in no particular order)
Free email forwarding services:
email forwarding services:
SpamMotel http://spammotel.com/ is a free (2-way) email forwarding service that generates random email addresses for you to give to untrusted sites on the net. You dispose of these addresses easily if spam ever starts flowinghttp://c2.com/cgi/wiki?SpamMotel
Searching for Mailing Lists
See also dav_info.html#mailing_list (mailing lists to which DAV has subscribed).
If you don't find a mailing list on your favorite subject, perhaps you can create your own #mailing_list (it's free).
Before using these services to set up a mailing list on some subject, perhaps you would like to see if someone has already set up a mailing list on that subject: #mailing_list .
See also local.html#pmail (includes hybrid "starts out electronic, ends up on paper" services)
free mailing list hosting at
"QuickThreadSM lets you upgrade any existing group email conversation to a QuickTopicSM discussion ... Participants don't have to change the way they work. The conversation continues naturally by email, with no extra steps needed -- people simply hit the email Reply button as usual. ... Essentially, you've started a mini-mailing-list that's backed by a web-based bulletin board (or if you prefer the term, a group weblog with full email interoperability). ... "
"How do I edit or delete a message that I posted?
If you were signed in when you posted the message (indicated by a star next to your name), you can edit or delete it any time."
When you create a new topic, you become the topic administrator, which allows you to delete inappropriate messages.
To-Get-Off-This-List: mail majordomo@seul.org, body unsubscribe seul-project
Q: How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb?http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/97/May/listlb.html (also at http://repairfaq.cis.upenn.edu/sam/humor.htm#hum000 ) (funny)
free online file storage (non-public, private) (see web_space for public web space) (see wiki for public wiki web space)
people who help you set up http://whatever.com/ .
See also: Whois can tell you if that clever domain name you thought up search_tools.html#whois has already been taken, and by who.
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 09:48:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Josh Fellman To: David Cary <d.cary at ieee.org>
Domains are about 9 bucks www.godaddy.com
free hosting, 50 setup fee www.freehostingweb.com
What do .WS domains cost?
Current Fees: 4+ letters (for example ABCD.WS) $US 35 per year
Network Solutions, Inc.
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From: David Cary <d.cary at ieee.org> To: Mark Cary, Paul Cary Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 2:36 PM Subject: Tokelau domain names
Dear Mark,
The country of Tokelau http://www.tk/ claims to be giving out free domain names.
Do you think it's a good idea for me to claim a couple ?
-- David Cary
From: "Mark Cary" To: "David Cary" <d.cary at ieee.org> Subject: Re: Tokelau domain names Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 18:36:24 -0600
Free is only for URL forwarding. and you don't really own the domain. http://www.tk/vc00802.html not really all the cool but interesting none the less.
"Try our new improved program tongue tied to help you find names that might closely match your desired domain name." http://domainnamesystems.com/tonguetied/ ???
other free web stuff
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