Thanks all, Mike, when it comes to me and computers very little is obvious LOL. As you can tell I don't really understand how or why these things work, they just do and I appreciate that. Thanks for your help. Tessa
----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Freeman <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 15:46:54 Subject: Re: [GWN] email question > > > Tessa: > > Your email program is, in fact, talking to your ISP. However, it's doing it > directly over the Internet just as it is done at home. There's no dial-up > connection involved. If you think a minute, this should be obvious as you > don't have a modem hooked to your BSP. So you won't incur LD charges. > > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tessa <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 21:08:35 > Subject: [GWN] email question > > > > > > > Hi all. > > Okay this is most odd. > > I am away from home using a wireless connection. My question is that I > > don't understand how I am able to connect to my mail using the bsp's email > > program. I thought the email program would just dial or whatever to my > > local isp. At home I use a router and the wired lan, Sorry to be dense but > > how can the bsp access my accounts when I'm away and it's long distance? > > Iisx in fact dialling long distance and am I going to have to pay long > > distance charges for using the bsp email program? should I stick strictly > > with web access. > > The problem with web access is that I can't seem to write an email address > > correctly, all the at signs turn into percent signs or I get told there's a > > syntax error in my address. I don't know ascii or computer braille well > > enough apparently and so am floundering around here. anyway if anyone has > > suggestions or ideas I'd appreciate hearing them. > > Tessa > > > > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > > [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of the > > message. > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of the > message. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of the message.
