These methods allow you to send and receive important messages while you are on the road or away from your home computer.
Instructions
Forward Your E-mail to a Web-Based E-mail Site
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Before leaving home, open an e-mail account with one of the Web-based e-mail services, such as Microsoft Hotmail. Make a note of any access information, including your password. You will need this information when you are traveling.
2Contact your current Internet service provider or e-mail provider and make arrangements to have your e-mail forwarded automatically to the Web-based account.
3While you are traveling, you can access your e-mail from any Internet-enabled computer that has a recent version of a Web browser installed.
Use a Mobile Computer, a Palm Device or Other Wireless Device
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If you have an Internet-enabled laptop computer, take it along on your trip and use it to download your e-mail.
5Be sure that your mobile computer has your e-mail software installed and configured.
6While traveling, connect your laptop to an Internet outlet and access your e-mail in the usual way.
7If you have a Palm or other wireless device that allows you to download e-mail, you may be able to use it to access your e-mail when traveling.
8Contact your wireless service and ask for instructions.
9Most Palm devices do not allow you to send or reply to e-mail.
Use a Disk-Based E-mail Software Program or Read Your E-mail With Telnet
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Acquire a small e-mail program that fits and runs from a diskette, such as The Mail Card.
11Configure your portable program with your POP account, SMTP server, e-mail user name, password and other necessary information.
12Refer to the program's Help File when unsure how to proceed.
13Take the diskette on your journey. When an Internet-enabled computer is available, slide your diskette into the disk drive and run the program.
14Download your mail and save it on the diskette.
15Telnet is a way that you can access someone else's computer if they have set up permissions for you do to so. Ask your Internet service provider (or your e-mail provider) if you can access its e-mail server with telnet.
16If you can, ask your provider to give you the access information that you will need. You will need the host name, your user name, your password and any specific instructions that the host requires.
17Depending on your operating system and the software installed on the computer you want to use, you may be able to use telnet through a browser, through HyperTerminal (a program included with Windows) or by using a special telnet program. Telnet programs are usually available as freeware or shareware.
18With telnet, you will always be able to list your e-mail messages, read them, and save them or delete them. You might not be able to reply to or send e-mail.
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