Anybody know of a free, unobtrusive webmail service that includes the ability to poll other pop mailboxes? I'm here on site behind a proxy that blocks my normal webmail service (and in fact most known web email) so need a little back door for a day or two ...

And no, not worth suggesting other proxies - there's a firewall too.

Ta

Googlemail?

I said unobtrusive - not one of the biggest webmail services out there

Frustratingly, while it allows google (thankfully), and I have my inbox as a tab in my personalised home page, I can see the mail headers, but clicking on "inbox" sets off the alarm ...

Hmm, maybe it reacts to https ports then... maybe set up a free account at easy.com : FREE email ?

Looked good to start with - got the registration form but the next page was blocked :(

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No idea then, sorry. Unless you have a pop3 server at home? In that case I can help you

Get somebody with a pop3 or IMAP service to run it on port 443 over SSL

Either that or you could run squirelmail from an IP and server you have control of

How about SSH port forwarding?

I doubt if the "funny" port solutions will help - this is on a customer site where all access to the internet is via a proxy (as it is in most work situations) and the ports that are allowed in and out of the firewall will be pretty tightly controlled.

I'll look into the squirrel at the weekend, thanks.

ICQmail worth a try?

ICQmail - ICQ.com

Nick, if its only temporary I can give you one that hangs off my home server using OWA.

I can pull your pop3 email, but would need the pop3 server info and username/password.

ICQmail worth a try?

ICQmail - ICQ.com

Blocked, but thanks.

I doubt if the "funny" port solutions will help - this is on a customer site where all access to the internet is via a proxy (as it is in most work situations) and the ports that are allowed in and out of the firewall will be pretty tightly controlled.

I'll look into the squirrel at the weekend, thanks.

Port 443 is used for any HTTPS website so should work just fine.

Port 443 is used for any HTTPS website so should work just fine.

Ahhhh right.

I hate to sound like a grumpy old git, but if they are blocking email, there is probably a reason for it - such as they can't filter it properly for viruses, etc. I guess your a contractor or some such at this site. It would not look very good if your brought down your customers network by accessing your personal email. If you need business access to externally hosted email, then I would suggest you ask the customer to provide an unclass machine to work on. Where I work accessing email (other than corporate email) on our restricted network would get you a good telling off!

Port 443 is used for any HTTPS website so should work just fine.

Any half decent filtering system will be looking in the URL as well, so https://mail.someisp.com/

or what ever would get blocked as well!

Yes, but not an address without mail in it.

It isn't like they can scan the thing for information is it is SSL encrypted either

Thanks for your concern. I'm a responsible individual, and won't be downloading any attachments likely to contain viruses.

Obviously your restricted network doesn't extend to car forums, or else you work in IT and have bypassed the filter, more likely?

Thanks for your concern. I'm a responsible individual, and won't be downloading any attachments likely to contain viruses.

Obviously your restricted network doesn't extend to car forums, or else you work in IT and have bypassed the filter, more likely?

I am sure you won't download any viruses!! I do work in IT, but have not bypassed the filter.... we block http uploads by size, so I can get away with small posts, but can't write loads (or do pictures). If I need to write a long post or deal with images then I use an unclass machine.