Thanks for the replies. Can those ideas you're discussing be accessed using Compuserve from China? Will this solve the "not a relay" problem when sending from China? David, could you point me in the right direction regarding email hosting? I'm not trying to be lazy, I'm just hoping you have some experience with these services and can show me a good one. Art ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Spanne" <werenomads@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 3:46 PM Subject: [windows2000] Re: OT: email problem while traveling > Understood, but I'm not advising they use "the web interface" of the ISP. > They may have to put their existing email that they probably have in a PST > (since they are using Outlook for POP/SMTP) back on to a server. > My simple assumption is that for a "small company" with 3 road warriors, > its cheaper to use an email hosting service of one type or another, rather > than set up your own email servers (any type) or mess with VPN or the > other solutions mentioned. There are so many options available for > services to host your email in one way or another, that I can't imagine a > solution could not be found that is much simpler and cheaper than setting > up a server. > > David > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > I could be mistaken, but I believe that the reason they didn't want to use > > the web interface that the ISP provided was because they already had mail > > in > > Outlook that they needed to have access to with their incoming/outgoing > > mail. > > > > Drew > > > > ******************************************************** > This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games > Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to > relieve your stress. > http://www.StressedPuppy.com > ******************************************************** > To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation > mode or view archives use the below link. > > http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.577 / Virus Database: 366 - Release Date: 2/3/2004 ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm