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mntamimi
June 14th, 2003, 07:05 PM
Hey all- not sure if this is the right forum, but I have a quick question. I have a remote hosting service (cheap shared stuff) that offers pop2 accounts and a webmail service (no IMAP). I don't like the webmail side of things. I would like to use a different webmail interface. Can I do this?

In the end, I would like to have the option of using a web interface or outlook/express whenever I prefer, But with am interface that I like.

Also, with a remote host can I use my own mail server (on the host)? I wouldn't mind using my own server that I can customize (like Squirrelmail (http://www.squirrelmail.org/) , etc..) that perhaps connects to a MySQL database (which I have with my host).

How about using IMAP?

If more details about the host are neccessary, it is Splice Host (http://www.splicehost.com) .

Any and all information would be useful. I have searched around but found a surprisingly little amount of information online about these topics. So, links to good info sources would be great also!

Thanks!!

Steven.Bentley
June 14th, 2003, 07:45 PM
You can access it via Outlook using Pop3.

There are web based mail services that allow you to open "external" pop accounts, I think yahoo mail does.