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| Thread ID: 34189 | 2003-06-06 12:41:00 | Problem with downloading 2nd mail account | Winston001 (3612) | Press F1 |
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| 150312 | 2003-06-06 12:41:00 | This is a real beginners question. However, why can't I get my mail using OE6 from my brand new mail.com account? No problem getting Xtra mail since that is my ISP. But Xtra basically told me I have to use webmail for any outside account. Is this correct? Also once I have gone to webmail can I then download to OE6 or do I have to forward the messages to my Xta address. This works but is a trifle tedious and seems unduely cumbersome. I appreciate that Xtra don't want to be used as a trojan horse for spam. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 150313 | 2003-06-06 13:12:00 | I am not too sure about OE6 but it should be able to handle any number of accounts. If not NS7.2 is capable as it handles 3 email accounts plus a webmail one on my PC. I seem to remember Xtra are not too happy with other accounts | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 150314 | 2003-06-06 13:24:00 | Mail.com will allow standard pop3 email access if you pay US$24 per year. A free e-mail account there (as far as I know) does not allow pop3 access however. Have you got a paid mail.com account, and or what error are you getting? |
godfather (25) | ||
| 150315 | 2003-06-06 13:30:00 | Good point. I have a free account. Hmmmmm........ Another mailbox?..... Is there another server which enables POP3 access? I got the idea of mail.com from the April issue of PC World. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 150316 | 2003-06-06 13:33:00 | Maybe I just pay Xtra for a second address. I think it is NZ$24 and keeps tha money local. | Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 150317 | 2003-06-06 13:36:00 | Is this what computers do to people?- here I am sitting in the middle of the night effectively talking to myself. Oh dear. Time for bed Zebadee (for all you Magic Roundabout fans) | Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 150318 | 2003-06-06 13:39:00 | Most overseas ones now have shut off pop3 mail on free accounts, but try www.yahoo.com.au as they had it recently Also www.orcon.net.nz, they allow free e-mail addresses and pop3 access. Both of the above work OK with Eudora, I do not use OE (its a personal dislike only, the simplicity of Eudora is preferred and its less targeted by viruses) Orcon can be hard to find your way to the "free email" in the Communities section, but its really very good, as is the free webspace that accompanies it. Be careful you do not stray into the Orcon Dial-Up access area or you will sign up for a chargeable account. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 150319 | 2003-06-07 09:12:00 | Thankyou Godfather. A good suggestion. I now have an Orcon account which has POP3 access and works. Pity about mail.com although webmail is still useful. Cheers Winston |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 150320 | 2003-06-07 11:46:00 | why dont you just set up an alias from your original account and then it can all go into your OE and you have different folders for the different address's......? ? or is this not what you mean? too easy? you are allowed up to 5 email addys with your ISP's (some not all?) beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 150321 | 2003-06-09 02:15:00 | Yes but as I understand the system the moment I go to our Xtramail account using OE6 all of our mail gets downloaded to my computer which isn't what we want. We have 3 networked computers but have until now used only one for e mail which means we can all (3 of us) check the mail with no risk that a message is overlooked cos it is on another computer. Ideally I would use OE6 on our "server" over the network but no success and I am advised that it won't work. Have to use my own computers mail browser for e mail. Possibly I can set OE6 to only download my alias but I don't know how. |
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