BigfootSM Solves The Problem Of Multiple E-Mail Addresses With Enhanced Consolidation Service.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1997-- Service Offers AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Members A Convenient New Way to Gather Their E-Mail Bigfoot Partners, L.P., the leading provider of enhanced e-mail services See Internet e-mail service. , today announced the launch of an advanced e-mail consolidation service available at www.bigfoot.com. The new service enables millions of consumers using more than one e-mail account e-mail account n → cuenta de correo to have their mail automatically retrieved and forwarded to a single e-mail account where it can be checked at will. For AOL members with alternate e-mail addresses See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address , Bigfoot's new consolidation service represents a welcome development. Previously, AOL members had to log into AOL in order to pick up their mail. With Bigfoot's enhanced consolidator, they can now have AOL mail delivered to them several times a day -- at work, school or on the road -- regardless of whether the computer they are using offers access to AOL. Bigfoot's consolidation service, beneficial to AOL members and standard e-mail (POP3) users alike, uses a simple registration process and multiple password-protection layers to enable anyone with more than one e-mail address to safely consolidate their incoming mail. Currently offered on a 30-day free trial, the service lets users change their consolidation account instantly and as often as they want from the Bigfoot Web site. "As e-mail becomes an ubiquitous communications tool, an increasing number of consumers are using more than one e-mail address," says Leonard Barshack, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and co-founder, Bigfoot. "This enhanced consolidation service will simplify the e-mail experience for millions." How It Works An e-mail user wanting to consolidate through Bigfoot simply goes to the Bigfoot Web site and designates a single e-mail address (e.g. jdoe@employer.com) to which they want their other mail forwarded. The user then programs Bigfoot's consolidator with the addresses and necessary access information so mail can be retrieved and forwarded to the chosen consolidation address. The service, which currently allows users to consolidate from five e-mail accounts, will then automatically check for new mail several times a day. Preceded by Bigfoot's groundbreaking universal e-mail virus-protection service (see http://www.bigfoot.com/about/a nti-virus.htm), this enhanced consolidation service marks the company's second consecutive industry-leading offer this quarter. Combined with Bigfoot's powerful spam E-mail that is not requested. Also known as "unsolicited commercial e-mail" (UCE), "unsolicited bulk e-mail" (UBE), "gray mail" and just plain "junk mail," the term is both a noun (the e-mail message) and a verb (to send it). protection and numerous other e-mail services, the new consolidation and virus protection services make Bigfoot the most powerful and comprehensive e-mail management suite on the Internet. Founded in 1995, Bigfoot is the worldwide leader in comprehensive e-mail and Internet directory services. With its free Bigfoot For Life lifetime e-mail address service, the company offers a secure and trusted gateway and comprehensive tools for management of consumer and business e-mail. Through its Bigfoot Directory services, Bigfoot offers consumers the most complete and updated people directories on the Web. Company headquarters are located in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Bigfoot's World Wide Web address (URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. ) is www.bigfoot.com or E-mail to info@bigfoot.com. Bigfoot is a service mark of Bigfoot Partners, L.P. CONTACT: Sean Conway Sean Conway (born July 24, 1951 in Pembroke, Ontario) was a long-serving politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 2003, and was a high-profile cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson. Shandwick 212/529-1717, x855 sean_conway@bigfoot.com |
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