Acess to e-mail without Outlook

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If I'm away from my office and want to go to an internet cafe to send and receive e-mail, is there a way to get my e-mail without using Outlook?

I used to use my ISP's email, but now it all goes to Outlook. That's great, but what about when I'm away?
 
Fred said:
If I'm away from my office and want to go to an internet cafe to send and receive e-mail, is there a way to get my e-mail without using Outlook?

I used to use my ISP's email, but now it all goes to Outlook. That's great, but what about when I'm away?
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When you are away, then assuming that you have not kept your computer
running Outlook or someone else is not using it, your mail will remain
on the mail server and thus available via a web-based interface that
your ISP presumably provides.
 
Rob, thanks---that makes sense.

So, if Outlook is not running, my mail server keeps the mail? I have send/receive running automatically every 5 min--Outlook 2002--if Outlook is not running, even thought the computer is running and the internet connection is active, the mail will stay on the server. Is that correct? I just want to be sure. I've been using Lotus Notes and it wasn't that easy.

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If I'm away from my office and want to go to an internet cafe to send and receive e-mail, is there a way to get my e-mail without using Outlook?
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When you are away, then assuming that you have not kept your computer
running Outlook or someone else is not using it, your mail will remain
on the mail server and thus available via a web-based interface that
your ISP presumably provides.
 
Fred said:
Rob, thanks---that makes sense.

So, if Outlook is not running, my mail server keeps the mail?
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Yes (unless someone else is getting your mail via other methods).
I have send/receive running automatically every 5 min--Outlook
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2002--if Outlook is not running, even thought the computer is running
and the internet connection is active, the mail will stay on the server.
Is that correct?

Yes (unless you have some other mail client accessing your mail ... I
doubt you do, but I have to give that qualification anyway.)

I just want to be sure. I've been using Lotus Notes and it wasn't that easy.

Notes is a different animal. I was forced to use it in a corporate
environment and I found it severely lacking as as an email client (but
as part of a large framework for workgroups, I suppose it not too bad).
In this case, Notes server would have been retrieving your mail for
you, I guess.

Just to repeat... as long as someone else or some other program isn't
getting your mail, it will stay there awaiting you to go to it via
Outlook or logging in via your ISP's web interface.

P.S. Keep your machine OFF when away so that nobody else will turn on
Outlook. Unless you have compelling reason to keep it on, turn it off.
Saves electricity too.
 
To add to Rob;
You can also configure your account to store the messages on the server for
a couple of days. I use this method as I've got Outlook open 24/7 (yep, a
real Outlook junky).
To do this go to your account properties and choose More Settings... and
select the Advanced tab. At the bottom you can set "Leave a copy of message
on server"

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Roady said:
To add to Rob;
You can also configure your account to store the messages on the server for
a couple of days. I use this method as I've got Outlook open 24/7 (yep, a
real Outlook junky).
To do this go to your account properties and choose More Settings... and
select the Advanced tab. At the bottom you can set "Leave a copy of message
on server"
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In this instance, I thought of mentioning that, but chose not to since
having multiple copies of the same message sometimes is itself
complicated. I sort of feel that it's best to keep it simple.

When away: turn Outlook off and use ISP's mail server.
When at home/office: Turn on Outlook and use it.
 
Yes, but it is so much eassier when you have to respond to a mail you
already opened at the office.

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Thanks. I guess this was really a new user question. I knew there was an easy answer--it just wasn't as obvious to me as it is now that I think about it.

For the record. I agree with Roady that it's nice to be able to reply to messages that I've already opened in Outlook using my ISPs mail interface. I may change my mind, but at least I have the flexibility.

Thanks!
 
You're welcome! :-)

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Fred said:
Thanks. I guess this was really a new user question. I knew there was an
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easy answer--it just wasn't as obvious to me as it is now that I think about
it.
For the record. I agree with Roady that it's nice to be able to reply to
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messages that I've already opened in Outlook using my ISPs mail interface.
I may change my mind, but at least I have the flexibility.
 
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