Guest Michael Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 The reason why I would want to use webmail because I'd be at work utilizing the connectivity I have there, accessing the web through my LAN. I almost signed up with SNH, but found out the control panel and web based email uses specific ports after the domain URL. An example would be, www.domain.com:2082 The switches where I work do not allow ports like this to be used, only the generic 80, 8080, 23, 21, etc.... Is there a way around this at all? Also, I will not be able to log into a POP server from work either, since port 110 and other's are also closed. My current and present email services company does not utilize these ports so I'm able to just type in the URL and access a secure website through there. Any help or ideas about this? Because a lot of places use ports these days. Thanks. Quote
Lianna Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 Sure not what you are looking for, but did you know that now a Yahoo Mail account can also check POP3 boxes? Something to think about. Lianna Quote
Guest Michael Posted January 16, 2003 Posted January 16, 2003 Sure not what you are looking for, but did you know that now a Yahoo Mail account can also check POP3 boxes? Something to think about. Lianna Not sure why you indicated that...the last thing I need is spam and advertising all over. Not to mention no support what so ever if something happens. My options are limited here and I'd be getting personal email, the web based way, mostly through the web based scenario because I work everyday. Finding reliable email services has been an up hill battle. I have yet to find one that works reliable enough to stick with...hence me looking at SNH. I guess the bottom line with me, if there's ports used and no secure URL, I cannot use the service. Thanks, Michael Quote
Lianna Posted January 16, 2003 Posted January 16, 2003 Ok, hang on Michael. I was simply showing that ANY web-based email client that has POP3 capability is usable with an SNH account. I haven't explored all of the options available to you yet, but I'm still looking into it. Lianna Quote
Guest Michael Posted January 16, 2003 Posted January 16, 2003 Ok, hang on Michael. I was simply showing that ANY web-based email client that has POP3 capability is usable with an SNH account. I haven't explored all of the options available to you yet, but I'm still looking into it. Lianna I do appreciate it....I just wouldn't want to use another portal to get to something I need, if that was the case, I'd use yahoo mail all the time by itself. that's all. I do appreciate the time though! Michael Quote
Lianna Posted January 16, 2003 Posted January 16, 2003 Oh, hey Michael, just out of curiosity, what web-based mail program are you using now/have you used with your other hosts that you like? Maybe that would give me a good place to investigate as well? Lianna Quote
Guest Michael Posted January 16, 2003 Posted January 16, 2003 Oh, hey Michael, just out of curiosity, what web-based mail program are you using now/have you used with your other hosts that you like? Maybe that would give me a good place to investigate as well? Lianna For when I'm on the road, I use Verisign's (Network Solutions) email services. It's a web based, secure server that I log into through any browser on the Internet. When I'm home, I enter through the POP 3 server using Outlook 2002. Quote
Head Guru Posted January 16, 2003 Posted January 16, 2003 Cpanel Parses the webmail services thru port 2095. This is the defualt and we are not willing to make a change on it. I thought lianna's idea of using a secure third party email client was a good idea, however i see the spam side of the equation also. Most Corporate IT departments block ports for a reason. They simply do not want lan users to import mail and such into the lan. Sorry we cant help but at this time there is not plan to make any changes to the way the web mail is setup. One more thing, all the control panels used also parse to a port. Cpanel to 2082 and WHM to another. So you would be in trouble behind that corporate firewall either way. Thanks Bill Kish Quote
TCH-Don Posted January 16, 2003 Posted January 16, 2003 You could try MyRealBox.com While it is a test bed, it has been very reliable, down for a few minutes now and then for upgrades, but not often, you may want to look at it. It is a full pop3 and smtp, and can check other pop3 accounts. Hope This Helps What is MyRealBox? MyRealBox is an Internet service based on Novell NetMail and eDirectory. The sole purpose of this site is to enable the NetMail engineering team to gain valuable information about how these products function in real-world high-volume situations. In essence, MyRealBox is a very large beta test site for NetMail. Many issues with NetMail are discovered and corrected through MyRealBox before they make their way into the commercially available product. Because of the testing nature of this site, service outages are to be expected from time to time as problems are discovered and diagnosed. We make every effort to minimize these outages; nevertheless, they do occur and are unpredicatable in nature. After a service outage, the result is usally a more stable and better service. If you are uncomfortable with these service interruptions, please chose another email service. Click here for a list of commercial email providers using NetMail. MyRealBox is a free E-mail service with no advertising powered by Novell NetMail. You can send and receive E-mail anywhere from any Mac, PC or other device with an Internet connection. If you change service providers, your E-mail address stays the same, keeping you in contact with your friends, family and associates. Provides users with up to 10 MB of E-mail storage. Fast and easy to use. So, you've just found the perfect solution - a free E-mail address, total flexibility in terms of E-mail client and service provider, easy access wherever you are, whenever you want - all you need is a Mac, PC or any other device with an Internet connection Quote
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