Email gadget?

[CrazyBugga]

Hi PPl

Having not used Vista Im new to all these gadgets, but I love them!

Has anyone seen or used a decent gadget that checks multiple POP3 email accounts (by multiple I mean 6 or 7) and shows if there are any emails to download in the gadget?

I have seen a couple but got warned off them.

Cheers

 

[zigzag3143]

Hi PPl

Having not used Vista Im new to all these gadgets, but I love them!

Has anyone seen or used a decent gadget that checks multiple POP3 email accounts (by multiple I mean 6 or 7) and shows if there are any emails to download in the gadget?

I have seen a couple but got warned off them.

Cheers

CB

Depends on the type of email accounts. there are tons of helper apps for MSN,google, yahoo, etc. I haven't seen one for a plain vanilla pop server but im sure there are.

Why did you get warned off them?

Ken

 

[CrazyBugga]

well maybe warned off is a bit strong. Put off them by the comments left about them would be more accurate.

I have 5 normal POP3 accounts and a couple of Gmail accounts that i would like to set up to be checked.

I didnt think it would be that hard to find something that does this, but I guess i was wrong lol

 

[Dogz]

CB

Depends on the type of email accounts. there are tons of helper apps for MSN,google, yahoo, etc. I haven't seen one for a plain vanilla pop server but im sure there are.

Why did you get warned off them?

Ken

Where did you find one for google accounts?

 

[t41]

here is one for gmail - I know i have a few that combine more than one client - i will search for it


Update - got it - this is it

 

[Dogz]

Thanks

 

[CrazyBugga]

thanks too!

 

[petrossa]

here is one for gmail - I know i have a few that combine more than one client - i will search for it


Update - got it - this is it

tried that a while ago, but it doesn't do live mail
if you put it on SSL as required there's an SSL error on retrieving mail

 

[t41]

it worked for me when i used it a while ago for my live mail, gmail, and outlook accounts - had to try different settings - was a hassle to get it working though

 

[petrossa]

it worked for me when i used it a while ago for my live mail, gmail, and outlook accounts - had to try different settings - was a hassle to get it working though

i set server to pop3.live.com
my email as username
set it to SSL, it sets itself to port 995 which it should do.

it tries to connect,no go. I configured Mailwasher with the same parameters and it works fine. The gadget works fine with my other accounts so it's not connection issue

Pity, i like the gadget.

 

[Dogz]

I don't have a problem. sometimes it goes red you just wait and it will go back to normal. See!

 

[petrossa]

I don't have a problem. sometimes it goes red you just wait and it will go back to normal. See!

gmail works, all other POP accounts work;Live mail doesn't

 

[Dogz]

Okay.

 

[t41]

I have live set up in my outlook as a POP# and as a MAPI - the setting i have for pop3 are:
pop3.live.com
smtp.live.com

In Outlook not the client - I can recieve mail but cannot send as of now - told to change outbound to - secure.smtp.msn.com or secure.smtp.live.com - neither work so i am sending work ticket into msn

However for the incoming mail it should work on the gadget since it is working for outlook, unless this client is a piece of ****! I also have tried changing mail client from windows live client to outlook.exe to no avail.
petrossa - i dont know what the problem is - i here that since msn went to HTTP that this is causing the problem.
I'm at a loss - program had potential

UPDATE: i found a new version - HERE and it has large help file
At least basic version of Hotmail does not support POP or IMAP services, so it is not possible to check mails from Hotmail account. If you have purchased version of Hotmail and you know that this should be possible please send mail to [email protected].

 

[petrossa]

I'm at a loss - program had potential

UPDATE: i found a new version - HERE and it has large help file
At least basic version of Hotmail does not support POP or IMAP services, so it is not possible to check mails from Hotmail account. If you have purchased version of Hotmail and you know that this should be possible please send mail to [email protected].

the new version i had already. Same issue.

To me MS wants you to use LiveMail as client and messes up anything coming from another client.
Work for a , discovering what the LiveMail's handshake is and adding that to the gadget. I'm pretty sure it'll work then.