Shaun, Add to your suggestion, squirrel mail, and then you are set. Squirrel mail will allow for those times that you want to check your mail from a remote location. The Squirrel Mail client is your favorite browser pointed to your domain. Steve Dawes Phone: (403) 268-5527 Email: SDawes at calgary.ca NOTICE:: This communication is intended ONLY for the use of the person or entity named above and may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient named above or a person responsible for delivering messages or communications to the intended recipient, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any use, distribution, or copying of this communication or any of the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and then destroy or delete this communication, or return it to us by mail if requested by us. The City of Calgary thanks you for your attention and cooperation. -----Original Message----- From: Shaun Oliver [mailto:shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au] Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 11:22 PM To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: internet access at the risk of being helpful, Diana Dawne delivered up the following on Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 09:51:58AM -0700, > Hi everyone. I have a question about internet access. > > I have dsl and I just love it. However, if I am away from home and > need > to check my email what other access modes to the internet might be > available. Right now I have another dial up account so it wouldn't be a > problem for me but if someone needs to access sometimes just for email, it > seems silly to have to keep an isp if you might only use it a few times a > year. Has some company addressed that problem? > I am probably going to get you into trouble for suggesting this but it's a thought, why not set up a dialin server for you on your linux box and have all yer mail collected for you by said linux box you could possibly access it with either pop3 or imap whichever you find easiest to use. it's just a thought, hth -- Shaun Oliver "Becareful of the toes u step on today, they maybe connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow!" EMAIL: shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au ICQ: 76958435 YAHOO: blindman01_2000 MSN: blindman_2001 at hotmail.com AIM: captain nemo 200 IRC: irc.awesomechat.net:6666 IRCNICK: blindman CHANNELS: #awesomeradio #mircpopup-magic #linux #help #ourworld #audiofile #mauisun _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listi nfo/speakup
