tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post6299284980377917051..comments2023-06-04T08:20:57.435-04:00Comments on Port Reporter Unlimited: What's up with Comcast?Gillian Swarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16075628273664457571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-40846663061564420182010-04-03T21:00:23.748-04:002010-04-03T21:00:23.748-04:00OK ... went to set up Thunderbird and it keeps tel...OK ... went to set up Thunderbird and it keeps telling me my comcast password is invalid. I typed it in 4 times. Also telling me my NewburyportBiz password is incorrect. *sigh*Gillian Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075628273664457571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-78223960585863625262010-04-02T21:29:37.120-04:002010-04-02T21:29:37.120-04:00Geek alert.
IMAP is a mail client protocol. It...Geek alert.<br /><br />IMAP is a mail client protocol. It's sort of like POP except that it allows you to use your mail server as more than just a temporary inbox. Instead, an IMAP server stores your mail and any subsidiary folders permanently. Nothing need be downloaded and stored your own PC. Gmail supports both modes of operation. Comcast only supports POP.<br /><br />You'd think the one you pay for might offer more than the one you don't, wouldn't you?<br /><br />-TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951897218402453340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-42914315478575502012010-04-02T17:45:55.952-04:002010-04-02T17:45:55.952-04:00Ari, I did what you suggest, and, as said, it wor...Ari, I did what you suggest, and, as said, it worked the first time but never after (even though multiple times/day I get a message from Gmail telling me it has imported all my Comcast mail and all incoming mail will also be imported).<br /><br />Tom ... what's IMAP? lolGillian Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075628273664457571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-79254807934386329482010-04-02T17:12:23.282-04:002010-04-02T17:12:23.282-04:00You can set a forwarding address in your Comcast m...You can set a forwarding address in your Comcast mail account so that anything sent there is delivered instead at another address (e.g., your gmail account).<br /><br />You can use Mozilla Thunderbird to<br /><br />a) import all your Outlook folders b) use IMAP to access your gmail account (rather than use the gmail web interface)<br />c) use POP to access your Comcast mail (rather than the Comcast web interface)<br />d) have separate inboxes for each account<br />e) file mail from a folder in one account to a folder in another account<br /><br />Really much, MUCH better, faster, and more reliable than Outlook (or any web-based mail).Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951897218402453340noreply@blogger.com