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freemail - a service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertising

electronic mail, email, e-mail - (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in; "you cannot send packages by electronic mail"

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Someone though has set up a computerised system that continually phones the UKIP number, running up huge bills, they have also sent parcels of bricks and dog doos through the freemail service.

Treatment of Ukip unjust and unfair; FEEDBACK

<p>Subdomains now count for about 12% of all domains involved in phishing, with Russian freemail provider Pochta.ru and French hosting provider Wistee.fr said to be the worst offenders among 360 subdomain registration providers.

Domain-name abuse proliferates; rogue registrars turn a blind eye

GMX Internet Services Inc (Global Mail Exchange), a specialised freemail provider and a subsidiary of United Internet Group, has announced the completion of beta trials and the launch of its interactive User Lab community with a Brainstorm platform in the UK.

GMX announces launch of interactive User Lab community and Brainstorm platform in UK

GMX, a British freemail provider, has released the results of a survey which reportedly showed that 40% of British web users did not know that some large providers of free e-mail services commonly scan the contents of private e-mails for keywords to provide targeted advertising on webmail pages.

40% of Britons unaware that private e-mail is scanned to target advertising

For personal use, we may change them on a whim, going from a Yahoo account to Freemail to MSN.

So long, kena@

an ISP, or a freemail service such as Yahoo, Hotmail, etc,) since the latter accounts can expire and become inactive.

Cyber thieves: domain slamming is a big business and could cost your company its critical Web assets. Make sure you're protected

Freemail, as the name suggests, is another free email service, but you'll find this one on offer in public information points.

Carol Vorderman's Internet Column: email @ anywhere; NOW THE MESSAGE IS NON-PC