>From: "Ellen Fletcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >So now I'd like to know if I can downloaded my mail directly using >Emailer, thereby bypassing Comcast, and if so, how to do that.
Just set up an account in emailer with the appropriate parameters to get mail from your ellenfletcher.net POP server. Account name: ellenfletcher.net POP account User Name: Ellen Fletcher Email account: (depends on how the server works - see below) Email password: (the password for your ellenfletcher.net account) SMTP server: (usually something like mail.ellenfletcher.net) Email Address: (your "From" address like [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Note that there are various settings for your email server that you ought to check. For example, my ISP provides a "C-Panel" front end so I have a "root" email account which is something like "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". I never use this and I never divulge it to anyone. I set up another "secret" email address like "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and my corresponding Email Account is in Emailer is "n0spam784+satcure.net". This is the account where all my email ends up, and from which I download it. I never tell anyone this address, either. I then set up a number of "forwarding addresses" like [EMAIL PROTECTED] and set these to be directed into the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" account on the same server. Also I have lots of other forwarder addresses for subscribing to mailing lists like this one. You'll see that my emailer address is apparently "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". That's just another forwarder. I set these up as and when needed and, if one of them starts to attract unwanted messages, I simply generate another address, change my subscription to the list, and delete the old forwarder address on the server and in emailer. Now regarding Drawbacks of Mail.app > 1. In emailer I have dozens of accounts set up because each time I sign > up for a newsletter or a forum I use a different email address. In order > to post to a newsletter I have to use the appropriate "From" address. > Apple Mail doesn't let me create more than one account for the same > domain. (OK it allows comma-separated email addresses but that's awkward > to use since I often don't know which email address I used for a > particular newsletter). "Jay S." wrote: > I'm confused by this first issue. Could you give me a couple > examples of generic email addresses you would be using as your > "From" addresses? I'll then let you know whether Thunderbird can > handle this easily for you. I hope the above explanation also answers this question. :-) Martin (UK) ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
