the ssl ports for google are 465 for smtp and 995 for the pop server
http://www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/3833
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: email away from home
> That isn't responsive to his issue, Jeff. =20
>
> Lew, the problem you will have is if you access the internet from a =
> different ISP, you will most certainly need a web-based e-mail solution. =
> You're right, they aren't nearly as convenient.
>
> What I've found is that how easy it is depends a lot on your internet =
> provider. Comcast's was harder to access than SbcYahoo, for example.
>
> Another option would be to use an e-mail accoount that allows you to use =
> a pop3 server and then incorporate that into your Outlook Express =
> account settings. Yahoo has this, but at a cost. Google Mail has the =
> ability to be downloaded but you'll need to set up special ports, and =
> you can search for those at Google because I forgot which ones they =
> were.
>
> HTH,
> Steve, K8SP
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Jeff Kenyon=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 6:35 PM
> Subject: Re: email away from home
>
>
> Hi Lou, does this computer have wireless on it? If it doesn't go out =
> and
> get a wireless card that can attach to the machine. I have a D-link
> card, and it seems to work every place there is a hotspot.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 4 May 2007, Lou Kolb wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm about to inherit my wife's old Toshiba laptop which I'm hoping =
> will =3D
> > give me a lot more portability. I know that many of you travel =
> quite a =3D
> > bit and I'm wondering how you handle email when away from home. I =
> use =3D
> > outlook at work but I prefer outlook express which I use at home =
> mainly =3D
> > because Jaws reads the messages automatically when they are opened. =
> =3D
> > I've tried various web mail solutions including Gmail from Google =
> but =3D
> > I've found them all to be uncomfortable at best. This is a shame =
> =3D
> > because I like the concept of being able to access my email from any =
> =3D
> > account anywhere. I may well be missing something obvious here =
> since I =3D
> > really haven't delved into this much so any ideas would be =
> appreciated. =3D
> > Thanks. Lou WA3MIX
> >
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