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Re: [LUG] Anyone doing home IT support... (Torbay)

 

On 19/07/16 07:05, Gordon Henderson wrote:
> 
> Anyone here doing home (home office) IT support in Torbay/Torquay? I
> have a friend who're being a bit whingy because I have said I am
> deprecating POP-3 support when I next upgrade my systems and can
> no-longer do home support for him anymore.
> 
> All he needs is a bit of hand-holding when he screws his PC up and gets
> his email setup - AND migrated to a new email provider. He has a .co.uk
> domain and a few GB of email (and a website but he's less worried about
> migrating that)
> 
> I've tried to get him to migrate to IMAP (which I am supporting), but
> he's reluctant - despite using multiple devices to access his email.
> 
> Let me know and I'll put you in-touch. You will need to be properly
> professional, and have proper insurance for this. You may need to go
> on-site - he will not accept a bunch of geeks on a mailing list and if
> his email goes down then so does his income. He's a fairly prominent
> figure in his field and won't settle for a spotty geek.

Can't (won't) help those who can't (won't) help themselves...

POP vs IMAP is not a discussion I'm eager to relive yet again with
another stubborn non-technical person. If he won't even listen to you,
what chance is there? I wish him the best of luck. Maybe someone here is
more patient than me.

Cheers

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