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From: Tom P on 30 Mar 2010 13:49
Cathy L wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:59:31 +0100, d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
>> Cathy L <lederer2000(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Is Wifi free at McDonalds in the UK?
>> I believe it is, but I've never gone inside one.
>>
>>> What about other chains?
>> I was outside a Burger King the other day (again, not inside) and got a
>> free signal. Pubs often have free wifi too- I believe Starbucks too-
>> though it used to be paid for, and might still be. Free wifi isn't
>> ubiquitous in the UK, but it's relatively common.
>
> Burger King too! That sounds good.
>
> The only thing I'm not sure of, (Because I'm far from a computer
> expert), is how to send mail. Do you have to stay on the main server,
> like Yahoo? If you download your mail to say, Outlook, it's erassed
> from the server, right? Now if you want to answer or forward, you
> would need to know the McDonalds or Burger King Pop Server name,
> right?
>
> Cathy L

If you use your laptop for e-mailing it won't make any difference to
your mail settings whether you are using a wireless connection sitting
at home or in a Burger King in England. If you normally use a different
computer for e-mail you'll probably want to use an IMAP connection,
which ensures that the e-mails stay on the server. And my personal
opinion, don't use Outlook unless you want a nervous breakdown trying to
figure out weird and wonderful Microsoft problems.

T.


From: Cathy L on 30 Mar 2010 14:38
On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:34:54 +0100, Jack Campin - bogus address
<bogus(a)purr.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>>> I use Gmail when travelling and it works reasonably well.
>> I use gmail all the time it works very well.
>
>One thing we do with it: email ourselves good-quality scans of
>important documents like passports and insurance policies, so
>we can get at them from anywhere no matter what we lose. (Our
>insurance brokers hadn't heard of people doing that before, so
>maybe it's not as widely known a practice as it should be).
>
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>mobile 07800 739 557 <http://www.campin.me.uk> Twitter: JackCampin

Jack,
What a fantastic idea! Thank you.
Cathy L
From: Erick T. Barkhuis on 30 Mar 2010 15:15
Jack Campin - bogus address:

>[using wi-fi]
>>> The only thing I'm not sure of, (Because I'm far from a computer
>>> expert), is how to send mail. Do you have to stay on the main
>>>server, like Yahoo?
>> In the settings of the e-mail software in the device you use, you
>>set its SMTP, POP3 and/or IMAP server to the one you always use.
>>In your case that would probably be yahoo. I.e. do not change it.
>
>If the server uses SMTP to send (as Demon does) you can't use it
>unless your internet connection is directly to the host.

That's a provider's setting.
Don't know what it's like in the UK, but the wlan facilities in German
McDonalds allows sending mails through SMTP servers that are different
from the connection provider's machines. In other words: at German
McDonalds, you can use your mail client (Outlook, Thunderbird, TheBat,
Sylpheed,...) the same way you use it at home.

I expect the facilities to be the same in the UK.
From: An Chor on 30 Mar 2010 20:11
Cathy L wrote:

> Maybe I'm not explaining this right, (what's new).

Maybe you should shut up and quit expecting IT consulting on a
travel newgroup. Didn't you work for IBM? Or are you just as
stupid about computers as you are about everything else?

"Well, that pretty much does it. It looks like this newsgroup has gone
the way of the CB radio. It is ruined by a few people that, for some
strange reason, choose to belittle anyone that asks for help.

I trust you all enjoy each others warped sense of humor. Have a great
life."
From: An Chor on 30 Mar 2010 20:11
Cathy L wrote:

> What a fantastic idea!

"Well, that pretty much does it. It looks like this newsgroup has gone
the way of the CB radio. It is ruined by a few people that, for some
strange reason, choose to belittle anyone that asks for help.

I trust you all enjoy each others warped sense of humor. Have a great
life."
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