has gofree.indigo.ie email finally gone

Andy From Sligo

don't laugh please - I still gofree.indigo.ie address as one of my main addresses even after all this time. been working up to now but Not working today its stopped getting my emails. has it finally gone? (indigo.ie) - or is it just a blip?

jd

Are you still able to log in? (pop your email)

Any bounces?

Andy From Sligo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123991407#Comment_123991407

just keeps asking for my password (thunderbird) and I put the right password in every time

Andy From Sligo

i would love Mail2web.com back so i could check it on there

Spear

Indigo.ie mail is still working for me. If your password is really wrong, it'll be a struggle to get it reset. There's no public facing method to do so, and Eir staff are clueless on how to do so manually.

Andy From Sligo

is it still mail.indigo.ie as the incoming server?

Spear

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123991456#Comment_123991456

No, that was the outgoing one. You collect from pop.indigo.ie.

jd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123991429#Comment_123991429

Just double check that thunderbird is set to use plain pop in the password settings (no encryption) on port 110.

I'd strongly advise anyone with (gofree.)indigo.ie email addresses to move off it (email contact /site logins). Probably not a bad idea for eircom.net email addresses too.

jd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123991438#Comment_123991438

Sure most of the support staff weren't even born when indigo was a thing :)

Andy From Sligo

thank you I have just put pop.indigo.ie and changed and put my full email address in the user name box and tried it again and now its downloading emails again thank you for replies .

there is always that niggling doubt that one day that gofree.indigo.ie address is going to be withdrawn and I thought today was that day!

Vic_08

I still have an active indigo email account but I moved everything vital away from it a long time ago, not only is it unsupported but it has the same password for 20 years and no way of changing it so more than a slight security risk.

It had been riddled with spam and scammers but I guess it is so old it's even on their ignore lists now, it's been nearly spam free for the last few years.

Just checked and it is working fine for me so safe to say it's a problem on your end Andy, most likely you are using the wrong login details.

Spear

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123991482#Comment_123991482

As JD rightly points out, it could go any time. After Eir's really scummy behaviour when they starting charging for Eir.net mail addresses, I moved everything away from it.

Andy From Sligo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123991478#Comment_123991478

I think I have had my gofree.indigo.ie address since windows 95 or windows 98 era I think it was - downloaded it to my computer using the indigo CD and outlook express (off a PC Live magazine cover I think it was) 😀

Andy From Sligo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123991483#Comment_123991483

yes sorted now thanks i put pop.indigo.ie in server for incoming and my full email address for username. for some reason my username was the word just before @indigo.ie so not the full email address .

Yes I still like using my indigo.ie address for when I am signing up for stuff just in case they spam or hack me

jd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123991526#Comment_123991526

For your own sake, stop using it. Set up a new gmail account for signing up for stuff