On 19/11/2019 18:37, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > On Tue, 19 Nov 2019, Mark Rousell wrote: >> >> What these pieces of software do need is to be hosted somewhere. The >> easiest and best way for that to be done is to be hosted by an ISP or >> email service provider. In other words, you simply obtain the webmail >> service from the service provider of your choice. > > No., I have to obtaine email from a service provider who is already > hosting their email with one of these options, configuring it to run > without JavaScript, and publicly stating in their description of the > email that it does as much. > > Or, I simply try to use the service first, which is far more > productive than my getting detailed specifics on the webmail > software being used.
I'm not sure what you mean here. I seem to be running out of ways to better explain what I have suggested. You seem to have a very fixed idea of not only your goal but how you want to go about achieving it. I've suggested a way to help you achieve your exact goal and I promise you that what I have suggested is not some massive irrelevance but would directly and precisely assist you in finding a suitable company. > This email, the one I am replacing, is for research. meaning I must > be able to direct people, in public libraries for example, into my inbox. (a) Yes, what I am suggesting would allow for that. (b) I would not recommend sharing an inbox or email account like this but if you want to work this way then so be it. Nothing need change in that respect. > Best done on a gmail comparative platform, not where I am having stuff > hosted privately or am hosting things privately. Indeed, I have suggested using a platform that is (roughly) comparable to Gmail. But only you can really establish what works for you. > I did not mention these details, because there will be a provider who > does what I need. I agree. I have suggested ways that will assist you in finding such a provider. > I have a perfectly useless one hosted via dreamhost via their webmail > software, a choice over which I could not influence their > decision...at all. You are not required to influence their decision. But here is my point, here is why I offered you a list of webmail software: You say that Dreamhost's webmail offering is useless. So what is their webmail software? It's not likely to be any better than the very same software hosted at another service provider. So by knowing what webmail software they use you can avoid wasting time testing providers who host that same webmail software. Do you see now how and why knowing what webmail software might work well for you will be directly helpful in more efficiently finding a company whose webmail offering works well for you? > Knowing my limits means I am not about to try hosting or having > someone else create a hosting structure. Fair enough. As I said, installing your own choice of webmail software in a web hosting account should only be seen as a fallback or secondary approach. I understand it's over-complex for you. But this still doesn't get away from it being very useful indeed for you to know what webmail software will work well for you, so that you can then find a company who hosts it. And that's all I have suggested. As I also said, it is not mutually exclusive with trying out hosting providers without first knowing what software they use. -- Mark Rousell
