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Using portable thunderbird in a public library PC

Hi Everyone,
I have been following this portable apps development with great interest as it ideally suits me. I do have my own laptop but without internet access.I can use the internet from the library.
The problem is I think the library PCs do not allow portable thunderbird to access the mails via POP3 protocol. IS there a way to get my mails into my flash from the library computer. Every time when i try it says your connection timed out and nothing happens.
Cud any one help me out please?
on the other hand yahoo messenger works fine from portable GAIM
I am desperate to get an answer and would be very grateful if any one helps me out.
Thanks in advance

Barry

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Alt port

Some mail providers make an alternate mail port available for situations like this. You'd need to ask them.

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Further clarification needed!

Dear John,
Do you mean I have to ask Gmail for an alternate mail port? I do not find any listed for Thunderbird apart from 995 and 587 for pop and smtp respectively.
please clarify.
Alternatively is there a way to transfer the mail manually from Gmail to Thunderbird, I mean with the dates and all so that it satys in my flash? I am a bit naive about these so plz excuse me for asking.
Thanks

barry

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Yes

You gotta ask your mail provider.

Chances are, you simply won't be able to use this at your library as they are purposely preventing anyone from checking mail.

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Is there any chance to use

Is there any chance to use this program (I don't know if it possible to run from the USB device, I just test the prog. from my HD).

I have no idea if there any plugin that works like this program.

What do you think?

Free SMTP Server

The program ====> http://www.softstack.com/freesmtp.html

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Thanks for the effort but doesn't work!!

Hi fdisk,

I checked out your program too! A good one but doesn't work from my firewalled library PC.

Looks like I have to manually cut and paste mail in the text form into my flash drive.

Barryoor

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