Portable email

[dilbert]

I need to be able to read my email in several different places. Currently I have a laptop that I use with Thunder bird to access the email accounts (about 10) and would love it if there were a web based tool that I could read and send mail from.

All of the addresses have a web based client, but I want one where I can access all of the accounts from. I also want to be able to send from those accounts online too.

I don't mind paying for the service, though free is better, and I have a site I could install it on if it's not a subscription service.

Does anyone know of such a service?

Many thanks.

[someuser190826]

I checked http://services.mail2web.com/ out awhile ago. Check it out.

[filburt1]

You could get Exchange hosting, although it's relatively expensive.

[DirectPixel]

I solved the same problem by using Gmail.

I have about a dozen email accounts, which I've forwarded them all to a central Gmail account. Then, I set up Gmail to automatically label the email that comes in from each account by the account name.

Gmail automatically makes sure that my reply address is the correct value, and since it's web-based, I can check it from just about anywhere. It supports POP3, too.

[dilbert]

I solved the same problem by using Gmail.

I have about a dozen email accounts, which I've forwarded them all to a central Gmail account. Then, I set up Gmail to automatically label the email that comes in from each account by the account name.

Gmail automatically makes sure that my reply address is the correct value, and since it's web-based, I can check it from just about anywhere. It supports POP3, too.

Hmm, this seems like a great idea. I tested it out and it looks like it will work.
The only thing I can't seem to set, is to leave it unread. When the messages go to the Labels section, it marks them as read, does this happen to yours too?

[DirectPixel]

No, it does not happen to me.

[ManagerJosh]

I use RealVNC to connect to my desktop and check email

[daemon]

I use RealVNC to connect to my desktop and check email

Wouldn't it be easier to just use IMAP?

[ManagerJosh]

Depends really. Using VNC, I also gain IM functionality as well so I usually send a dozen or so IMs when I log in to check my email

[welo]

You could always grab Portable Thunderbird if you feel like using a flash disk. Not exactly web based but it's far more portable than a laptop.

[dilbert]

Thanks all for the suggestions.
I ended up going with inbox.com, it's really great.
I just got this email from them "Your mailbox/storage capacity has been increased to 5GB". Holy crap. I am going to host my pics there too.

[chrispadfield]

You could get Exchange hosting, although it's relatively expensive.

Coming down in price, check out www.relio.com for some good deals.

[filburt1]

$10/month is actually not too bad: http://www.relio.com/index.php?page=exchange . The problem is that I would need at least two e-mail addresses connected to it (one for my main hosting, one for my university) and IIRC, most Exchange hosts have a monthly fee per connected address.

[chrispadfield]

It says "additional domains" so I am not sure. I'll find out for you.

[CRego3D]

$10/month is actually not too bad: http://www.relio.com/index.php?page=exchange . The problem is that I would need at least two e-mail addresses connected to it (one for my main hosting, one for my university) and IIRC, most Exchange hosts have a monthly fee per connected address.

Indeed it is a fee per "mailbox" on Relio, but you can have aliases for free

so you could create [email protected] mailbox, pay the 10$ /mo fee, and add user2, user3, etc aliases for free to it

so it gets you the multiple email addresses you seek