Apple previews next version of .Mac webmail

I use dot mac web mail a great deal due to the fact that I do international service work on hypochlorite generators.
The "new and improved" web mail is a step backwards.
It loses most of the time saving address book features, you can't put multiple addresses in the "To" or "CD" fields unless you hand type every address after the first one. You can't do multiple deletes or moves. It is slow as cold molasses.
When you request a spell check it removes the action buttons above the message pane and you must refresh the page ( and lose your work in the process ) to get them back.
When I posted this to Apple's dot mac discussion forum they kindly removed it from public view.

I'm noticing that as Apple gets stronger they are behaving more and more like Microsoft. Perhaps just getting a hosting service and my own domain with someone like 1&1 and running everything under FreeBSD or Linux is the answer.

If they don't fix the "Invalid Email Address" error that I keep getting when trying to reply to an email whose reply address is LastName, FirstName I am going to have a wild eyed fit. It's completely ridiculous that this isn't fixed yet.

All that being said, if anyone knows a way to fix it that I am just too daft to get, then please, let me know!

Oooooh. I likes the gal in the bikini!!!!

hello
i work on a mac ...
but i dont like .mac ...
cheaper n better solutions out there ...
i dont need one touch webpublishing for USD 100/- per year ...
apple is good ...
.mac is not ... not yet anyway ...

Matthew (#36)

Thanks for the pointer. I own a few domains already, which goes back to the days when slow dialup was around $30/mo + $1.50/hr.

Independent of me owning a few domains, as I would not give mine up ... I think that Apple should include those two features (username.mac.com & catchall 404) for all subscribers. Other services have it. Why not .mac?

PS: I see you use iBlog (v2 is coming) :) & Nice how to's.

Where's the calendaring app!!! I want to be able to change my calendar when away from home. Upgraded mail is nice but they need all the synchronized things available.

Aren't these features free using the apple mail program included with OS X? where's the additional storage? Like the other gent said, too little too late.

#31 and #35: you can have any domain you choose point to your Dotmac account and it's cheap and easy:

http://homepage.mac.com/cherrypop/iblog/C1900478167/E1963581976/index.html

I do like what #31 said about username.mac.com; that would be a great step. Right now I have a redirect from a domain I own to my iWeb-created web site; partly because that's what my clients/friends know, but also because the naming scheme is too damn long.

Pretty impressive--like using Mail.app online.

If they could work the same magic on the .Mac iCal features, and throw in some more storage space, I'd be sold!