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    Check multiple email accounts at the same time

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ARom, May 15, 2011.

  1. ARom

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    What are the best ways to check emails from all of my accounts from one place?

    (I don't like Microsoft Outlook).
     
    ARom, May 15, 2011
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Can you forward your emails into one account? Also, if it's POP3, you can usually add the server to your online email client. I use Yahoo! and can receive from other POP3 accounts.
     
    sgogeta4, May 15, 2011
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  3. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    You mean check all accounts from a webmail or with a Email program like Thunderbird?
    I set up my android email app to auto grab my emails ala what Thunderbird would do.
     
    DEagleson, May 15, 2011
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  4. Primes

    Primes Notebook Deity

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    I would say use a gmail account and check all your accounts through that.
     
    Primes, May 15, 2011
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  5. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    any decent email program or PIM (personal info manager) can take care of multiple email accounts.

    Essentrial PIM, Time & Chaos Intellect, Thunderbird, etc, etc, etc.

    There are plenty of web services that will do it as well.
     
    newsposter, May 15, 2011
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  6. Texanman

    Texanman Master of all things Cake

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    Windows mail (part of live essentials) or thunderbird are great clients to check your mail on... If you want a few more features that thunderbird does not have then check out postbox.... I started using it and I love it... Looks modern and gets the job done
     
    Texanman, May 15, 2011
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  7. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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  8. ARom

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    thanks but a bit too complicated.
     
    ARom, May 16, 2011
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  9. agusman

    agusman when the going gets weird

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    I handle all my email accounts from one single gmail account, using forwarding and that thingy that allows you to select which account to use to send emails.
     
    agusman, May 16, 2011
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    i just added my other accounts to gmail. it uses by itself pop to access them, and you can send mails using their accounts directly from gmail, too.

    afaik, hotmail provides the same.

    so not "forwarding" per se, but auto-grabbing.

    it's awesome.
     
    davepermen, May 16, 2011
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  11. lookitsakyauk

    lookitsakyauk Notebook Consultant

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    What about forwarding yahoo mail to gmail?
     
    lookitsakyauk, May 16, 2011
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  12. ARom

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    I think my gmail account (automatically created by youtube) is 'lastname.firstname'@[email protected] . That should work, thanks.
     
    ARom, May 16, 2011
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  13. davepermen

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    you just need pop access to your mail account (same as if you want to add a mail account to any mail application, outlook, outlook express, windows mail, windows live mail, thunderbird, etc)

    to do so, put '<yourmailserviceofchoice> pop3' into it. so in your case, 'yahoo mail pop3'.

    then google for 'add pop3 account to gmail' or similar, and combine the information.
     
    davepermen, May 17, 2011
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