I have a domain with Free Parking.
Email forwarding appears not to be working. Emails direct to the address 
to which redirection goes are getting through.
Anyone else with the same problem?

"Invisible Man" <Invisible@invisible.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message 
news:6e0c7qF4lltnU1@mid.individual.net...
>I have a domain with Free Parking.
> Email forwarding appears not to be working. Emails direct to the address 
> to which redirection goes are getting through.
> Anyone else with the same problem?

Its working OK for me.
Just sent a test message from PlusNet account to FreeParking address
Forwarded back to PlusNet OK, and trip time was under 3 minutes.
Brian

Retired wrote:
> "Invisible Man" <Invisible@invisible.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:6e0c7qF4lltnU1@mid.individual.net...
>> I have a domain with Free Parking.
>> Email forwarding appears not to be working. Emails direct to the address 
>> to which redirection goes are getting through.
>> Anyone else with the same problem?
> 
> Its working OK for me.
> Just sent a test message from PlusNet account to FreeParking address
> Forwarded back to PlusNet OK, and trip time was under 3 minutes.
> Brian 
> 
> 
Thanks Brian. I have now received one email sent to me this morning but 
earlier ones have not appeared.

Invisible Man wrote:
> Retired wrote:
>> "Invisible Man" <Invisible@invisible.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message 
>> news:6e0c7qF4lltnU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> I have a domain with Free Parking.
>>> Email forwarding appears not to be working. Emails direct to the 
>>> address to which redirection goes are getting through.
>>> Anyone else with the same problem?
>>
>> Its working OK for me.
>> Just sent a test message from PlusNet account to FreeParking address
>> Forwarded back to PlusNet OK, and trip time was under 3 minutes.
>> Brian
>>
> Thanks Brian. I have now received one email sent to me this morning but 
> earlier ones have not appeared.
Various messages are now trickling through in no particular order it seems.
One sender to me did get the following message so anyone using Free 
Parking might want to be on warning.

"Subject: Warning: message ........... delayed 24 hours

This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
A message that you sent has not yet been delivered to one or more of its
recipients after more than 24 hours on the queue on
mailgate.freeparking.com."

"Invisible Man" <Invisible@invisible.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message 
news:6e12ptF4qetoU1@mid.individual.net...
> Invisible Man wrote:
>> Retired wrote:
>>> "Invisible Man" <Invisible@invisible.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message 
>>> news:6e0c7qF4lltnU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> I have a domain with Free Parking.
>>>> Email forwarding appears not to be working. Emails direct to the 
>>>> address to which redirection goes are getting through.
>>>> Anyone else with the same problem?
>>>
>>> Its working OK for me.
>>> Just sent a test message from PlusNet account to FreeParking address
>>> Forwarded back to PlusNet OK, and trip time was under 3 minutes.
>>> Brian
>>>
>> Thanks Brian. I have now received one email sent to me this morning but 
>> earlier ones have not appeared.
> Various messages are now trickling through in no particular order it 
> seems.
> One sender to me did get the following message so anyone using Free 
> Parking might want to be on warning.
>
> "Subject: Warning: message ........... delayed 24 hours
>
> This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
> A message that you sent has not yet been delivered to one or more of its
> recipients after more than 24 hours on the queue on
> mailgate.freeparking.com."
>
At present I'm looking for an alternative to FreeParking where I can move my 
domain name and have some postboxes.
I gather from a friend that he had some problems and they almost lost his 
domain name.
I would also mean that I would no longer be dependent upon my ISP and could 
change without a problem if a better deal became available.
I've been warned to avoid 1&1 - would welcome any suggestions

Brian

In article ,
 Invisible Man <Invisible@invisible.co.uk.invalid> wrote:

> I have a domain with Free Parking.
> Email forwarding appears not to be working. Emails direct to the address 
> to which redirection goes are getting through.
> Anyone else with the same problem?

I've had this problem many times. My domains are still registered at 
freeparking but the email now goes to Google Apps 
<https://www.google.com/a/>.

To restore balance to the world Retired  wrote in
H92dnfl9BqGq5-bVnZ2dnUVZ8hmdnZ2d@posted.plusnet
>> "Invisible Man" <Invisible@invisible.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:6e12ptF4qetoU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> Invisible Man wrote:
>>>> Retired wrote:
>>>>> "Invisible Man" <Invisible@invisible.co.uk.invalid> wrote in
>>>>> message news:6e0c7qF4lltnU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> I have a domain with Free Parking.
>>>>>> Email forwarding appears not to be working. Emails direct to the
>>>>>> address to which redirection goes are getting through.
>>>>>> Anyone else with the same problem?
>>>>>
>>>>> Its working OK for me.
>>>>> Just sent a test message from PlusNet account to FreeParking
>>>>> address Forwarded back to PlusNet OK, and trip time was under 3
>>>>> minutes. Brian
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks Brian. I have now received one email sent to me this
>>>> morning but earlier ones have not appeared.
>>> Various messages are now trickling through in no particular order it
>>> seems.
>>> One sender to me did get the following message so anyone using Free
>>> Parking might want to be on warning.
>>>
>>> "Subject: Warning: message ........... delayed 24 hours
>>>
>>> This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
>>> A message that you sent has not yet been delivered to one or more
>>> of its recipients after more than 24 hours on the queue on
>>> mailgate.freeparking.com."
>>>
>> At present I'm looking for an alternative to FreeParking where I can
>> move my domain name and have some postboxes.
>> I gather from a friend that he had some problems and they almost
>> lost his domain name.
>> I would also mean that I would no longer be dependent upon my ISP
>> and could change without a problem if a better deal became available.
>> I've been warned to avoid 1&1 - would welcome any suggestions
>>
>> Brian

Hi Brian,
Take a look hear from free to low cost.http://dn-22.co.uk

Chris

In article <H92dnfl9BqGq5-bVnZ2dnUVZ8hmdnZ2d@posted.plusnet>,
	"Retired"  writes:
> 
>>>> "Invisible Man" <Invisible@invisible.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message 
>>>> news:6e0c7qF4lltnU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> I have a domain with Free Parking.
>>>>> Email forwarding appears not to be working. Emails direct to the 
>>>>> address to which redirection goes are getting through.
>>>>> Anyone else with the same problem?

> At present I'm looking for an alternative to FreeParking where I can move my 
> domain name and have some postboxes.
> I gather from a friend that he had some problems and they almost lost his 
> domain name.
> I would also mean that I would no longer be dependent upon my ISP and could 
> change without a problem if a better deal became available.
> I've been warned to avoid 1&1 - would welcome any suggestions

I was with Free Parking for 4 or 5 years. I saw the type of problem
"Invisible Man" describes happen every now and then. Every few months it
would get into a habit of delaying mail for perhaps one or two hours,
occasionally longer. It probably delayed mail less than this, at more
frequent intervals. It was a nuisance, but rarely a big enough one for
me to do anything about it, other than send a complaint once or twice.
(Reponse:  temporary problems, now fixed.)

About a year ago, there was an episode when it was delaying messages for
very long periods (over a day). I decided I'd had enough and moved. A
colleague had succesfully used pipeten.co.uk for some time, so I moved
to them. They cost a lot more. I can't remember exactly how much now, of
the order of 5 times FreeeParking, springs to mind. Service with them
has been perfect.  Meanwhile I still use FreeParking for a domain I
maintain for my parents - it's good enough for what they want, at an
acceptable price.

I expect there are those offering prices closer to FreeParking, at
service levels closer to Pipeten. But life's too short for me to put up
with the hassle of trying to discover if that is the case!

-- 
Tim Clark

Tim Clark wrote:
> In article <H92dnfl9BqGq5-bVnZ2dnUVZ8hmdnZ2d@posted.plusnet>,
> 	"Retired"  writes:
>>>>> "Invisible Man" <Invisible@invisible.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message 
>>>>> news:6e0c7qF4lltnU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>> I have a domain with Free Parking.
>>>>>> Email forwarding appears not to be working. Emails direct to the 
>>>>>> address to which redirection goes are getting through.
>>>>>> Anyone else with the same problem?
> 
>> At present I'm looking for an alternative to FreeParking where I can move my 
>> domain name and have some postboxes.
>> I gather from a friend that he had some problems and they almost lost his 
>> domain name.
>> I would also mean that I would no longer be dependent upon my ISP and could 
>> change without a problem if a better deal became available.
>> I've been warned to avoid 1&1 - would welcome any suggestions
> 
> I was with Free Parking for 4 or 5 years. I saw the type of problem
> "Invisible Man" describes happen every now and then. Every few months it
> would get into a habit of delaying mail for perhaps one or two hours,
> occasionally longer. It probably delayed mail less than this, at more
> frequent intervals. It was a nuisance, but rarely a big enough one for
> me to do anything about it, other than send a complaint once or twice.
> (Reponse:  temporary problems, now fixed.)
> 
> About a year ago, there was an episode when it was delaying messages for
> very long periods (over a day). I decided I'd had enough and moved. A
> colleague had succesfully used pipeten.co.uk for some time, so I moved
> to them. They cost a lot more. I can't remember exactly how much now, of
> the order of 5 times FreeeParking, springs to mind. Service with them
> has been perfect.  Meanwhile I still use FreeParking for a domain I
> maintain for my parents - it's good enough for what they want, at an
> acceptable price.
> 
> I expect there are those offering prices closer to FreeParking, at
> service levels closer to Pipeten. But life's too short for me to put up
> with the hassle of trying to discover if that is the case!
> 
Thanks Tim, I might give Pipeten a go.
Free Parking's "support" seems to get worse by the year which is worrying.
I also had problems in October 2005 and August 2007 with delays of more 
than a day in email being redirected.
Last August I was trying to arrange a holiday. The hotel confirmation 
eventually reached me after 2 days but the original airline confirmation 
never did reach me.
This time someone got a bounce message after 24 hours in Free Parkings 
queue.