Downloading other Webmail

rgtruax · 7 Jan 2004, 10:21 PM

I am on the 30 day trial and I like your service very much. I especially like the mobile access for my PDA.

I have had a Netscape webmail account for years and would like to download from that account. They are part of AOL now but maintain a separate identity. I know it is possible to get into their server and download because I have been using a shareware utility called Eprompter that does it.

I have tried the server indicated in the e-mail header on my netscape mail, along with my username and password, but get a response that a port could not be opened.

Can you help me with this issue?

Liz · 7 Jan 2004, 10:42 PM

Hi there,

Welcome to the forum!

When you say you get that error, when do you get it though..? You are setting it up under Manager:Retrieve, right? Are you using the same server name you did for ePrompter? I was under the impression Netscape no longer offered POP access, just IMAP, but I could be wrong.

Liz

rgtruax · 7 Jan 2004, 10:58 PM

Thanks for your reply.

Actually I have no idea whether Netscape is POP or IMAP. I was evaluating multiple webmail services and tried to download from them all. I may have gotten the error message on another service. Runbox just quits, with no results. With eprompter, you just tell them it is a netscape account and they do the rest.

Liz · 7 Jan 2004, 11:50 PM

Right, then ePrompter probably uses a special setup, like we have for Hotmail etc. (to circumvent the lack of standard POP access). Which means our retrieve function won't work.

Liz

7 Jan 2004, 10:21 PM	#1
rgtruax Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC, USA Posts: 2	Downloading other Webmail I am on the 30 day trial and I like your service very much. I especially like the mobile access for my PDA. I have had a Netscape webmail account for years and would like to download from that account. They are part of AOL now but maintain a separate identity. I know it is possible to get into their server and download because I have been using a shareware utility called Eprompter that does it. I have tried the server indicated in the e-mail header on my netscape mail, along with my username and password, but get a response that a port could not be opened. Can you help me with this issue?

7 Jan 2004, 10:42 PM	#2
Liz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 4,652 Representative of: Runbox.com	Hi there, Welcome to the forum! When you say you get that error, when do you get it though..? You are setting it up under Manager:Retrieve, right? Are you using the same server name you did for ePrompter? I was under the impression Netscape no longer offered POP access, just IMAP, but I could be wrong. Liz

7 Jan 2004, 10:58 PM	#3
rgtruax Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC, USA Posts: 2	Thanks for your reply. Actually I have no idea whether Netscape is POP or IMAP. I was evaluating multiple webmail services and tried to download from them all. I may have gotten the error message on another service. Runbox just quits, with no results. With eprompter, you just tell them it is a netscape account and they do the rest.

7 Jan 2004, 11:50 PM	#4
Liz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 4,652 Representative of: Runbox.com	Right, then ePrompter probably uses a special setup, like we have for Hotmail etc. (to circumvent the lack of standard POP access). Which means our retrieve function won't work. Liz