Thanks for the feedback, Noel.

Yes, I think we are on the same wave length as Norm recommended. I'm not
forwarding mail from my personal account; rather from my Google account, I
am importing mail from my personal account.

Again, thanks for the clarification.

Dan
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
....it works everywhere else in the world, as well - like here in the UK!

one point to note - do NOT forward your email from your 'personal' account
to Google - use Google to pull it down - because otherwise your personal
account could get spamblocked. Gmail ignores the 'personal account'
settings when pulling in mail, but not when the mail is forwarded from an
account outside Gmail. (I'm not certain that's clear - if not then post
back!)

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Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk
"Dapper Dan" wrote in message
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Thanks Norm

I configured GMAIL to download my Cogeco mail this morning and it
works!!!! Seems pretty simple really. I'm assuming this will continue to
work when travelling in the US.

Again, thanks for the tip, it is greatly appreciated.

Dan
"N. Miller" wrote in message
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On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:50:13 -0400, Dapper Dan wrote:

I had called Cogeco and they wouldn't provide any help other than to
recommend that I use their webmail facility. In effect it allows me to
access my mail account from their website. However the problem is that
it is
so slooooooow; it drives me nuts.

Some ISPs have drunk the AOL Kool-Aid. Sounds like Cogeco is one of
those.

I'll look into that gmail work-around that you suggested. It sounds
promising. I have a Yahoo secondary account that is delivered to my
Outlook.
I didn't think you could do the opposite, i.e. have my cogeco account
deliver to gmail. I'll look into it.

Both Yahoo! and Gmail will download email from a POP3 server. So either
would be able to get your Cogeco email. Both also allow for the use of a
verified email address outside of the domain (i.e., other than
'yahoo.com',
or 'gmail.com'). Where Gmail shines is having IMAP access (Yahoo! is
POP3
only), and in allowing free access to the SMTP server (U.S. and Canada
Yahoo! requires a paid account, at $20 a year, for SMTP access).

I thought this was a simple query given that most everyone these days
communicates electronically and I don't think that everyone who travels
abandons their regular mail service to a web based service. However I
now
have a couple of recommendations to check out.

It really depends upon the email service. ISP email is the most
difficult,
as many ISPs have ridiculous 20th Century limitations on their services.
In
the USA, both AT&T and Comcast really shine in the access department.
With
either ISP, you can be off network (non-AT&T, non-Comcast IP address),
and
still use their SMTP message submission servers. Others don't allow it;
Charter is particularly iffy; almost the same as Cogeco.

Another commonly advised approach is to just use third party email for
all
correspondence. Third party providers have long had to deal with access
problems; and they allow the user to be ISP independent. You don't have
to
advise all of your correspondents every time your ISP email address
changes.

--
Norman
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~now in the air the spring is coming.
~Sweet, blowing wind,
~singing down the hills and valleys.