Friday 18th September 2009 Update: Bigpond have released the block on e-mail from our servers.
Update: With the help of our subscribers, we have gotten some result from Bigpond (you can read the full Bigpond story here). When this matter will be finally resolved is anyone's guess but this is a good start.
Thank you to all that contacted Bigpond on behalf of the Daily Reckoning and a special thank you to Ken Murray who has provided us with the update from Bigpond below.
If you haven't already and wish to contact Bigpond, please do so by using these details below. Be prepared to be hand balled around and have blame passed back onto you. Stand strong and repeat "this is an unresolved issue" to have your claim escalated to someone that is in a position to properly address the matter.
Contact Information
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Tech Number: 133 933 and say "Consultant"
E-mail: bigpondwhitelistrequest@online.telstra.com.au
Hello Daily Reckoning,
Thank you for your helpful email.Here below is where i am currently at with Bigpond.
It might be of further help to your other subscribers.
Warm regards,
Ken Murray.
----- Original Message -----
From: "BigPond Technical Support" <bigpond@bigpond-mail.custhelp.com>
To: <xxxxxx@bigpond.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:56 PM
Subject: Contact Us - General [Incident: 090202-015866]Dear Mr Murray,
Thank you for your email dated 03/02/2009 regarding not being able to receive "The Daily Reckoning".
I have noted the details of your email and confirmed that this is an issue with our servers.
I have escalated this issue to our server technicians to have this issue finally resolved. I apologise for the inconvenience this has caused.
I advise you to check your mail regularly within the next four business days as this should be fixed by then, our technicians will also contact you within the same timeframe to
update you on the detail and resolution for this issue.If you have any other questions, please visit our Help Centre at www.bigpond.com/help
The Help Centre is a handy resource for our members which includes things such as our Frequently Asked Questions and our new Email Troubleshooter which has been set up to help you solve all your email problems.
Thank you for choosing BigPond.
Kind regards,
Herbert Zafra
The BigPond Team
www.bigpond.com
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Dear XXXX XXXXXX,
Thank you for your email dated 02/02/2009 regarding Webmail.
We have recently made changes to the new WebMail system which we hope will
speed up your online experience. The problem you are experiencing now is a
known issue and have been escalated to the level 2 department. The technical
support team are currently working on it and we expect to have the issue
resolved as soon as possible. We do not have the exact time frame on when
the upgrade would be completed. For the meantime, please use this link to
access WebMail http://webmail.bigpond.com/webedge/do/oldlogin.Also, it is important that if you use WebMail to access your emails, you
maintain your folders on the server. Moving emails in any folder within
WebMail other then your Inbox, leaves the email on the server. This includes
your Deleted Items and Spam folder.Please log into WebMail and delete any large or unwanted emails from the
folders within WebMail.If you are unsure of how to access WebMail for your BigPond ADSL account,
please go to:https://webedge.bigpond.com/webedge/
* enter your username in the username box,
* enter the associated password,
* click Login.Once you have logged in, simply go through each folder and place a tick in
the boxes corresponding to any emails you do require, and then click Delete.
Please ensure that you empty your Deleted Items before you exit.If you have further inquiries you may reply to this email or you may contact
our ADSL Technical Support team on 133 933.If you have any other questions, please visit our Help Centre at www.bigpond.com/help
The Help Centre is a handy resource for our members which includes things such as our Frequently Asked Questions and our new Email Troubleshooter which has been set up to help you solve all your email problems.
Thank you for choosing BigPond.
Kind regards,
Gai Uezu
The BigPond Team
www.bigpond.com
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Comment by Bertie on 5 February 2009:
for stooges only that Big Pond hehehe
Comment by Charles Norville on 9 February 2009:
There are other web sites that want money for valuable advice that is given by DR for free - the most valuable of all is the feed back we all enjoy as a result of the freedom of speech. Article 'THE WHISTLE' Jan 2009 an editorial from Wikileaks editorial 24 Nov 2008 - "Fear in the Western fourth Estate" Wikileaks itself subject to threats ~ "Wikileaks often receives messages from Western journalists expressing substantial levels of fear" ~ it goes on to say that many Western news organisations self-sensor links to documents for fear of legal action. In Russia journalists are murdered and in the West journalists are subjected to disturbing reprisals death threats and even being shot at.
In Aus we are not allowed to defend ourselves take it easy DR & Port Phillip Publishing, and keep up the good work.
Comment by Bruce on 12 February 2009:
There is a quick & easy way to get around the Bigpond & Optus email blocking debacle of The Daily Reckoning Australia.
Join a Webb based email account (Yahoo - GMail - Hotmail) etc, this will by pass Bigpond & Optus problems.
If you use GMail you can configure your Email program to have GMail deliver the DR direct to your Inbox, to save having to go to Webb Mail.
I trust this is of some assistance to the readers of this great publication.
Keep up the great reporting, your satirical comments are a great relief in todays economic climate.