From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lsanca1-ar43-4-35-218-092.lsanca1.dsl-verizon.net ([4.35.218.92] helo=localhost.localdomain) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1A4njB-0007uA-00 for ; Wed, 01 Oct 2003 16:37:41 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h91KbZPC004951 for ; Wed, 1 Oct 2003 13:37:35 -0700 Received: from localhost (dianasaur@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id h91KbZla004946 for ; Wed, 1 Oct 2003 13:37:35 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: dianasaur owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 13:37:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Diana Dawne X-X-Sender: dianasaur@localhost.localdomain To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: internet access In-Reply-To: <20030930052214.GA2473@optusnet.com.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Would I then just call my own number? if I did that could I access the web? that was not my first question but I would guess that would be possible. love, Diana On Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Shaun Oliver wrote: > at the risk of being helpful, Diana Dawne delivered up the following on Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 09:51:58AM -0700, > > Hi everyone. I have a question about internet access. > > > > I have dsl and I just love it. However, if I am away from home and need > > to check my email what other access modes to the internet might be > > available. Right now I have another dial up account so it wouldn't be a > > problem for me but if someone needs to access sometimes just for email, it > > seems silly to have to keep an isp if you might only use it a few times a > > year. Has some company addressed that problem? > > > > I am probably going to get you into trouble for suggesting this but it's > a thought, > why not set up a dialin server for you on your linux box and have all > yer mail collected for you by said linux box > you could possibly access it with either pop3 or imap whichever you find > easiest to use. > it's just a thought, > hth > > >