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| 177600 | 2003-09-24 09:54:00 | What can be done to collect mail from an xtra email account while in Oz? I understand Xtra will only be allow mail to be collected if connected to xtra. Using Xtra webmail is not an option in this case. Don't want to forward to a free mail server. Can anything smart be done via vpn through the company ADSL? | wotz (335) | ||
| 177601 | 2003-09-24 10:02:00 | Could I ask why webmail is out of the question? You could however set up a free POP3 account with Orcon or another provider and then using xtra's webmail service (hear me out) tell it to forward all emails to your Orcon account and therefore clear your Orcon Account with Pop3? Just change your SMTP email address to your Xtra account so when people receive email from you it "comes from" you at Xtra and not you at Orcon. CyberChuck |
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| 177602 | 2003-09-24 10:17:00 | Nothing then. If you don't want to use the web based mail system via the Xtra webpage. Or forward the mail to either a hotmail account or the account of the place where your are staying, then you have litterally cut off your own foot. Those are the best and probably only options available to you. Is there some reason why you won't access the mail via the webpage, or why you won't set it up on the webmail service to forward your e-mail to another account? |
Odin (227) | ||
| 177603 | 2003-09-24 10:38:00 | > Don't want to forward to a free mail server. Can anything smart be done via vpn > through the company ADSL? *kicks himself for not reading it through entirely* I don't think a VPN would work that well in this scenario as VPN's are mainly for remotely accessing servers, not for rerouting a net connection that already exists. If anything, I'd reccomend getting the IT guru's to run a POP3/SMTP proxy on their network for you and you connect Outlook to the proxy so Xtra thinks the requests are coming from within it's own connections when infact it's just been relayed through the proxy...? If you can work your way through that mess of words then good on you! CyberChuck |
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| 177604 | 2003-09-24 10:47:00 | Join an ISP that does not have those unreasonable restrictions. | Jim B (153) | ||
| 177605 | 2003-09-24 11:02:00 | Just use IPass. Its available for download on the Xtra site. Thats what its designed for, global roaming with POP3 access. IPass allows you to dial into the local Australian Host (all the access numbers are included in the program) and connect to Xtra POP3 email, all as normal. The only restriction is sending. I believe you can toggle a setting (assumedly via the web) that gives a 2 hour access window for sending via the Xtra SMTP server, but I have only used it for receiving. There is a cost for IPass access (billed to your Xtra account) of about $10 or $12 per hour. |
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| 177606 | 2003-09-24 20:33:00 | Thanks GF, that sounds like the best option. I'll check it out. | wotz (335) | ||
| 177607 | 2003-09-24 20:36:00 | For those who want to know, we have had trouble with Xtra webmail in respect to attached files. Couldn't access them any way any how. | wotz (335) | ||
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