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RE: Email from laptop

alex3410 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:10:14 GMT

:) yep that option will work perfectly, i use it with outlook for my ISP email account and can download emails to desktop laptop or Eee and i can also access them all online via browser perfect:P

RE: Email from laptop

wake6 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:18:14 GMT

Davo1 - I have just come across this post. I have a similar set up to you. Thunderbird has a box that can be ticked, under account settings, that means it leaves all the mail on the server after downloading. I can't remember the detials but it is fairly self explanatory when you find it.

RE: Email from laptop

Speedee1 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:09:19 GMT

I haven't got a laptop yet, but when I do, I want to download my emails to the laptop and/or my desktop, depending what I was using first; also, I want to have a copy of My Documents, photos, etc, on both, and be all the same and up-to-date as possible. I was told that I should download Microsoft Synchronize ?, which is free ?

I hope someone will comment, as I'm not sure if this will be any use to you - as I haven't read anything about how I am going to do what I want to yet either !!

Speedee1

RE: Email from laptop

Davo1 — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:15:17 GMT

Yep I have already have hotmail, have an add-on that allows me to collect it from Thunderbird client which is way cool

Use the hotmail for web sites, online purchase etc. Keep spam out of my main address

Still would like to explore Imap vs POP though

RE: Email from laptop

-Wiz!- — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:52:56 GMT

I've alway like hotmail...:)

RE: Email from laptop

bigdaddy — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:46:05 GMT

I'd go for web mail, yahoo give you free unlimited storage. I have about 500 emails stored at the moment and can access them from any 'puter.:P

RE: Email from laptop

Davo1 — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:42:27 GMT

[quote][b]KILLFC (15/10/2007)[/b][hr]In that case you will want to use the IMAP protocol instead of POP, [/quote]

Did a little bit of reading, IMAP the emails stay on the ISP server I think. So how does that work, do no emails get stored locally on your PC?

Are there any pros v cons for either IMAP or POP?

RE: Email from laptop

ricedg — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:33:08 GMT

Either that or use webmail.

RE: Email from laptop

KILLFC — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:09:26 GMT

In that case you will want to use the IMAP protocol instead of POP, check your your email service providers help for the imap options/ servers.

it will still download the mails locally but will leave a copy on the servers unlike pop which after 5 days I think deletes server side mails.

Email from laptop

Davo1 — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:04:59 GMT

I have just bought lappy and after some faffing got the wireless conenction to work.

I would like to access my email from the lappy without it downloading mail locally to it's hard drive, want to keep that stoered on the desktop. I presume you need to set up shares but not sure how to do that.

Email client Thunderbird, Lappy running Vitsa, Desktop XP.

Any help appreciated