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Chefsessel
32 MB  Posts: 40 
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on: May 13, 2011, 14:59
Hey everyone, I'm getting my System 7 box up and running again. I'll probably keep it off the web but I'd like to use it as an e-mail machine. Just for fun. One problem I ran into is that all my my e-mail providers (googlemail, yahoo, ..) won't cooperate with any System 7 mail client, since they can't do this authentication or don't support that setting... Thus, short question: Anyone knowing a good free e-mail service that'll work on a System 7 Mac? |
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wove
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1024 MB Posts: 1363
Reply #1 on: May 14, 2011, 13:42
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MythTech created a free application called Baton Mail which adds authentication services through the system. This allows several older email clients to access mail services requiring authentication. I have found the program to be very helpful. I will say that I have had some difficulty in getting it set up initially, but once configured and running it has worked flawlessly. bill
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Chefsessel
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32 MB Posts: 40
Reply #2 on: May 15, 2011, 19:26
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Thanks for the reply! I'll take a look into it, though I find it hard to believe there is no e-mail provider left for us "low end" people out there? :-/
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Lichen Software
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128 MB Posts: 252 
Reply #3 on: May 16, 2011, 14:03
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Quote from: "Chefsessel" Thanks for the reply! I'll take a look into it, though I find it hard to believe there is no e-mail provider left for us "low end" people out there? :-/ If you go to a POP account, you have lots of choice from Netscape Communicator through to Eudora.
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ovalking
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128 MB Posts: 199
Reply #4 on: May 17, 2011, 14:45
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Does anyone know of a free *webmail* service compatible with system 7? I have used Yahoo Mail for years, but a few months ago it stopped working with Netscape (4.  . Unfortunately I now have to use OS8.6/Classilla to read it.I can still use the mail client in Netscape for my Btinternet mail.
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Chefsessel
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32 MB Posts: 40
Reply #5 on: May 18, 2011, 11:12
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Ok, so if I want to use a client for POP mail what would be a good e-mail provider? Any suggestions? I found out that e.g. googlemail won't cooperate with older clients. (Gmail requires SSL authentication for both POP and STMP connections, which many older clients don't do)
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hgradeca
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8 MB Posts: 9
Reply #6 on: June 08, 2011, 18:17
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Hi! I am trying to setup Outlook Express to work with MobileMe, and although imap works just fine, I just couldn't get the smtp to work...  I followed these directions: http://email.about.com/od/accessingmobilememail/f/What-Are-The-Mobileme-Mail-Me-Com-Smtp-Settings.htm but it didn't help... Gmail works fine, both imap and smtp, but since I upgraded to MobileMe recently, I would really like to use it on my Power Mac 6500.  Thanks for any advice!
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wove
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1024 MB Posts: 1363
Reply #7 on: June 08, 2011, 18:50
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I mentioned Baton Mail in an earlier post in this thread. It provides authentication services for many older email clients. I use Baton Mail in conjunction with CyberDog to check my MobileMe mail account. Sadly MobileMe is being discontinued by Apple. But it will remain for another year. I signed up for iTools with OS 9 and have used the service since that time. It was never very popular, however I have found it very useful. I am not sure where one would find the old iTools software, but if you find it and install it you can access your iDisk. I think it works with both OS 9 and OS 8.6, however I do not think it will work with 7.6. Goliath is a webdav client that works with MacOS 8.1 and provides access to the MobileMe idisk. bill
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hgradeca
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8 MB Posts: 9
Reply #8 on: June 08, 2011, 21:22
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Thank you a lot, it works flawlessly! I have read your previous post, but I hoped that there is another solution to that problem... But this one should be fine. And regarding MobileMe - I am sad that it will be shut down, but since iCloud is going to replace it, I am actually looking forward to all new features that we are going to get. Just hope that I will still be able to send emails from my old Mac. Thank you a lot for the iDisk suggestion, I will definitively look into it. Another question about MobileMe on OS9 - Outlook Express does not load any folders besides Inbox... :/ It seems that Apple uses some strange protocols here, because gmail works fine... Do you have any other email client to suggest for me to try? Thank you again for your help, I appreciate it a lot.
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ovalking
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128 MB Posts: 199
Reply #9 on: August 16, 2013, 16:45
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Quote from: "ovalking" Does anyone know of a free *webmail* service compatible with system 7? I discovered by accident, that Yahoo Mail can still be used... it's all in the URL. http://m.yahoo.com/w/ygo-mail works fine with Netscape 4.8 and IE5.1.7, neither of which work with conventional Yahoo. As a bonus, the pages are much simpler and load considerably quicker.
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