kubolaw,
I used them for about 1 1/2 years and never lost any mail, I also never got any spam.....both are good things. I also know of other people who did not lose any mail. You should take them at their word that you "could" lose mail and experience service interuptions. However, having said that.......all Internet Service Providers and mail providers say similar things in their terms and conditions too, they just aren't as up front about it as Myrealbox. Here are some samples from My ISP, Earthlink and AOL. Sorry for the caps, that's how they have them on their sites. I do think Myrealbox is one of the better free e-mail services out there. Heck, set up an account and try it out and see what you think....I like them.
WhidbeyNET:
"1. ALL USE OF WHIDBEYNET SERVICES AND THE INTERNET IS AT THE USER'S SOLE RISK. WHIDBEYNET'S SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WhidbeyNET makes no warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including any implied warranty OF merchantability OR fitness of any aspect of the services for a particular purpose.
2. WhidbeyNET shall not be responsible for any damages or costs arising out of any use of Services or the unavailability of the Services, including, but not limited to, damages to your home or business computer or other network devices, damages caused by viruses, damages or costs incurred as a result of lost profits or revenue, loss of clients, loss of use of computer programs, loss of data, the costs of recovering programs or data, claims by third parties, loss of data from delays, non-deliveries, misdeliveries, or service interruptions caused by WhidbeyNET's own negligence or your errors and/or omissions. WhidbeyNET shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, cover or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the Services, even if it has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall WhidbeyNET's liability exceed the amount paid by you for the Services."
EARTHLINK:
"DISCLAIMER - THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, EARTHLINK DISCLAIMSALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. EARTHLINK DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. EARTHLINK DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT EARTHLINK) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU."
AOL:
"ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE (THE "CONTENT") ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" FOR YOUR USE. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. AMERICA ONLINE, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THIS SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE CONTENT IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR RISK. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU."
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Mike