Re: [IRCA] OT: downloading emails

[Mike Hawkins <michael.d.hawkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

You do need to make sure that you are using POP3 mail protocol to get a
local copy.  IMAP may work as well.  SMTP will not, as you are always
looking at what is stored on a mail server.

Mike

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> At 02:55 10/13/2009, you wrote:
> >I'm hoping someone with a lot of computer savvy can help me with what
> seems
> >to be a simple problem.  I'll be travelling soon for a few weeks and was
> >hoping to be able to download my email to be read off line.  My service
> >provider is shaw.ca which when I'm at home nicely downloads to my Eudora.
> >When traveling, the expectation is that you'll sign-on to their email
> server
> >and read it there.  Trouble is, this takes time and can be very pricey
> when
> >overseas.  When I spoke with their tech people, they say sorry, but it's
> not
> >possible.
>
> Hmmm, if you have your copy of Eudora on the machine you're presently
> using, you should be able to download your e-mail directly to it no matter
> which ISP you're presently using.  Certainly, I've done if for years from
> various locations using different hardware connections to the web as well
> as, of course, multiple ISPs.  Have you tried running Eudora and doing that,
> exactly as if you're at home?   I've never had to change Eudora's settings
> to do it, but depending on what Shaw expects, you may need to, but at least
> it IS possible.
>
> The only drawback is that you can't send mail from Eudora under those
> circumstances, but you can use the web mail for that.
>
> Nick
>
>
>
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