Jack, what firewall are you using? I use Windows Firewall, and it allowed the ports to be opened without questioning.
Chris HallsworthWhy not join my Blind Hobbyist group! To subscribe, send a blank message to blind-hobbyist-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Goodfellow" <goodfellow1985@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 1:04 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Gmail SETUP AND ANTI-SPAM
I'd agree, spam filter probably lets in one message a month or something like that. Only other minor issue was that I had to mess about with my firewall slightly, as secure pop/smtp uses different ports than is standard. Best: jack On 8/14/07, Carol Pearson <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Thanks, Chris, it gives me a start. -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:08 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Gmail SETUP AND ANTI-SPAM> Carol, I find Gmail's anti-spam filter to be very good. Also, anyone > can > sign up to Gmail without being invited now. In terms of setting it up > for > e-mail, well, it depends how good you are at following instructions. > The> thing is, although Gmail uses Pop/sntp, it uses a secure version of> Pop/smtp, therefore you need to do some extra configuration once the > main> e-mail account's set up in Outlook Express before it will successfully> connect to Gmail and send/receive mail. Otherwise, Gmail is brilliant, > and> I've had no issues so far in terms of reliability or things like that. > Hope that helps and good luck. > Chris Hallsworth> Why not join my Blind Hobbyist group! To subscribe, send a blank > message> to blind-hobbyist-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Access UK Mailing List" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 9:54 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Gmail SETUP AND ANTI-SPAM > > >> Hi all, >>>> After all the discussion on list about Gmail, I want to give it a go >> but, >> of course, haven't really been following discussions on this subject >> too>> closely. (Sorry, honest!) >>>> I want, most of the time, to be able to read and manage my mail from >> my >> Outlook Express in-box and am not particularly interested in having to >> do >> mail online, except for those "exceptional circumstances". In >> addition I >> have tried a number of anti-spam filters and got absolutely fed-up >> with>> having to show the filter just what I wanted and didn't want, and this >> all had to be done online. I'd be interested to know how good the >> anti-spam filter is and just how much hassle it is to keep your system >> maintained (tweaked) to your liking. Do you still have to receive a>> recommendation from another user to have a Gmail account as I think >> you>> did in the earlier days? >> >> If anyone has Skype and is willing to talk me through a few of these >> things, I'd be most grateful. Email me if you're able to do this and >> I'll add you and have a chat, which I'm sure could well be easier. >> >> As always, mega thanks for all help forthcoming! >> >> -- >> Carol >> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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