[Hidden-tech] Retreiving Website Email for Client with AOL Mail

[David Shakun]

Indeed, the stock AOL web client does not allow changing the From field
address.
David

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:32 PM, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:

> At Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:04:33 -0400 "David Shakun" <dshakun at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > Thanks for this suggestion.  The limitation here is that when she
> replies,
> > the reply address would be her AOL address, rather than her website
> address.
>
> Depending on her E-Mail client, it *should* be possible to change this.
> Unless the stock AOL E-Mail client won't let her do that.
>
> >
> > David
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 9:12 AM, Richard Resnick <richardres at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > A third and really simple option would be to forward email from the
> new
> > > account to her AOL account. Of course this is made easier (or harder)
> by the
> > > exact configuration of the new account. If she has ownership of the
> domain
> > > most domain name service providers provide an email forwarding option
> like
> > > this. The benefit is of course simplicity and that your customer's
> familiar
> > > user interface doesn't change.
> > >
> > > Good luck.
> > >
> > > On Mar 30, 2008, at 9:30 PM, "David Shakun" <dshakun at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >   ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee.
> > > >  ** You too can help the group
> > > >  ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
> > > >  ** If you did, we all thank you.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I have a web development client who would like to receive email sent
> to
> > > > her website.  She uses AOL Mail, which does not have the capability
> to fetch
> > > > mail from a POP account, as does Gmail.
> > > > The two options I see are:
> > > > Install an email client like Thunderbird to retrieve messages from
> both
> > > > accounts.  An email client of course does not have the same
> versatility of
> > > > access as web-based email.
> > > > Move her to Gmail, with its general advantages over AOL mail.  This
> > > > would include importing her AOL messages and contacts from AOL,
> which I have
> > > > read must be done via download to an email client and then upload to
> Gmail.
> > > > Have you developers had experience with this or a related scenario?
> > > >  What do you recommend?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > David Shakun
> > > > Integral Systems Consulting
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