Sandi, before you take my advice and change your port settings in OE it would be smart to check the instructions in Gmail/settings/ and then down to the Configuration instuctions for your email client. We have conflicting instructions and I'm going to see if I can find out why. -------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:06 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: computer freezing--wireless > Oh, that is encouraging. Maybe not all is lost. I feel like a yo yo! > One > minute I am ready to go back to just dialup and the next minute I am > excited > about some extra speed for a change! Yes, I am set up to read my g-mail in > OE. I seldom check G-mail but I often find some things there that should > have come on in so I should check it on a more regular basis. > Sandi > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:55 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: computer freezing--wireless > > >> Sandi, >> Your friend just didn't understand how to set up Gmail within OE. >> You're not going to lose the use of OE here, but your ISP-based email >> account will no longer work once your ISP shuts down. That's the only >> thing >> that will change. >> >> Do you currently read your Gmial account messages within OE? If yes, >> the loss of your ISP account (and its related email account) will do >> nothing >> to interfere with Gmail and OE. If you're not set up to real Gmail >> within >> OE, then we should get to fixing that if your preference is to use OE for >> your email needs. >> >> Peace, >> Gman >> >> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------