The freemail project started at the end of April 1998 as a means of empowering residents of Anguilla with an electronic mail address. Access to e-mail today is as invaluable as postage stamps of yesteryear. This is a non-profit service brought to you by contributions from members of the community. Please use it with discretion.
The procedure is very simple. If you are browsing this web page click here to go to the sign-up form and software download. If this is a hardcopy of the freemail.ai website then you need to send a postcard to Freemail.ai, P.O. Box 464, The Valley, Anguilla with your Name, Address and Telephone Number. Your e-mail address, password and software will be send to you by snail mail.
Freemail.ai is accessed by dialup like any ISP. The following information is all that is required to connect to the freemail server.
| Telephone Access Number | 497-4180 |
| Server IP Address | 207.42.133.60 |
| Your IP Address | 207.42.133.61 |
| POP3 Mail Server Address | freemail.ai |
| Username and Password | provided after sign-up |
Click here for more details on configuring Dialup Networking and your E-mail Client to work with Freemail.ai.
Currently there is only one modem available for dialup, therefore staying online to compose messages is unfair to other users. This is a free e-mail only service, access to the Internet for browsing, newsgroups etc. is not possible at this time.
If you are familiar with how dialup networking and the e-mail client software works, you can further customize it. Remember Freemail.ai is not a dedicated Internet server, therefore you will not be able to access your freemail.ai e-mail via the Internet at this time. See forwarding your e-mail below if you need to access your e-mail while traveling.
You can change your password automatically by sending an e-mail with your username and password separated by a comma in the subject of the message. eg. Subject: joe@freemail.ai, yourpassword. The new password should be in the body of the message, eg. POP PASSWORD newpassword. Click here to send a special e-mail to automatically change your password.
You may need to forward your freemail e-mail to another address from time to time. You can do so by sending an e-mail. You must include your username and password separated by a comma in the subject, eg. Subject: joe@freemail.ai, yourpassword and the forwarding address in the body of the message, eg. FORWARD TO forwardaddress@otherhost.com. To stop forwarding use unforward in the body of the message, eg. UNFORWARD. Click here to send a special e-mail to change your forwarding address.
In order to provide this service at no cost to you there are guidelines which limit the size and number of messages sent and received by any one individual. You may click here to read the full text of the guidelines of fair usage.
Here are some links which you can tell your friends about.
Anguilla Local News - Anguilla first Internet News Service
Siliconisle Technology Center Project - Another great project
Beachshack - Building a Caribbean Home in Anguilla
E-mail Support: support@freemail.ai