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Dec 13 '11 by d3d
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how do you manage multiple email accounts?

i just got a new computer and i formerly used outlook express to download multiple accounts to one inbox, but i'm looking for a new way to do the same thing. what's everyone else use? do people even do it that way anymore?
i want something that actually alerts me when i have new mail to any of my accounts, without having to check multiple sites manually.

ninety-nine on Dec 13 '11 at 6:29am

I use windows Live mail. But Its kind of a pain in the ass because for some reason it multiplies the emails from one of my accounts to 3 emails of the same thing. I don't know why it does that.

yeah, I'm not really helping... you should probably call your IT guy.

d3d on Dec 13 '11 at 6:48am

how does windows live work exactly? when you get an email does it give you an alert on the taskbar or something?

digsy on Dec 13 '11 at 6:50am

do you have a mobile device? for example I have all my accounts on my ipod touch so it alerts me if i have mail in an account that i normally couldn't be bothered to check. i know thats not the answer you were looking for but it may be a different type of solution?

d3d on Dec 13 '11 at 7:01am

yeah that's an idea, but it won't help me transferring artwork back and forth with clients. i'd still need to go to the pc for that.

Resistance on Dec 13 '11 at 7:27am

I would think that Thunderbird would be a good choice since most of what Microsoft touches is frustrating and bloated.

giggity

d3d on Dec 13 '11 at 7:36am

will Thunderbird complain if i'm using Chrome? i gave up firefox for some reason and don't remember why. i agree it's best to avoid MS though.

Resistance on Dec 13 '11 at 7:44am

Chrome is a memory hog. I switched back to firefox because it doesn't open 19 processes named chrome.exe and us tons of memory for each.

Not sure about compatibility between Chrome and Thunderbird though.

rhythmdev9 on Dec 13 '11 at 9:32am

If you like chrome, you can get gmail to receive all your emails in one place. I'm not 100% sure but i know it can do it.

Ryder Revolution on Dec 13 '11 at 9:37am

i use mac's mail program... makes it really easy... but if you don't have a mac then Windows Live Mail is the way to go

tracerbullet on Dec 13 '11 at 9:40am

I just forward my other email addresses to my main gmail account. I also create a filter/label for all mail from those addresses so I know what's what. Gmail is very good for organizing.

I used to use Thunderbird, but I got tired of only having access to my email on my home computer. I much prefer doing everything through a browser now.

jet approves on Dec 13 '11 at 10:39am

i use gmail forwarding as well. i need to figure out how to set it so that when i reply in my main account it sends through the email address it was forwarded through though.

nathanwpyle at gmail.com on Dec 13 '11 at 10:41am

I use gmail

littlem on Dec 13 '11 at 10:43am

lol^

pyr4lis on Dec 13 '11 at 10:45am

yeah looks like gmail does it.
http://www.techspot.com/blog/543/access-multiple-email-accounts-with-gmail-in-3-easy-steps/

tracerbullet on Dec 13 '11 at 1:18pm

Jeanette, if you go to your gmail settings, under Accounts and Import, you can add other addresses to send from. There's also a setting to automatically reply from whatever address the email was sent to.

d3d on Dec 13 '11 at 2:19pm

sounds like i should get gmail then, even if it feels ridiculous solving my multiple account problem by adding another one.

xiv on Dec 13 '11 at 2:27pm

I just have my other email accounts forward all the mail automatically to my gmail account.

Steve The Great on Dec 13 '11 at 2:34pm

I just forward it all to gmail. which isn't an issue anymore because my school email is kaput and no one sends anything to my website anyways.

d3d on Dec 13 '11 at 2:48pm

does gmail give you live alerts when you receive mail or do you have to check periodically?

ninety-nine on Dec 13 '11 at 2:55pm

Yes, Windows live gives live alerts, it has a little icon in the bottom right corner of the task bar that dings when you have mail. you can set it to check it hourly, or every five minutes.

I dont know about gmail. Mine doesnt but I probaby just havent downloaded that add on.

Manupix on Dec 13 '11 at 3:13pm

I just created a new profile in TBird for a webmail account I rarely use, I was always wondering if I could do that. Verdict: yes. No need for gmail. Yet. The problem of access away from home is getting more tedious all the time though.

Also, you use Outlook express? Man, do you live dangerously.

d3d on Dec 13 '11 at 10:55pm

i went for gmail in the end, but i haven't received an email all day so either i didn't set it up right or it doesn't do what i wanted.

d3d on Dec 13 '11 at 10:56pm

or nobody emailed me.

Mya Jamila on Dec 13 '11 at 11:17pm

I don't get alerts from Gmail, unfortunately.

WarDrobeInSpareOom on Dec 13 '11 at 11:20pm

You didn't get those nudes, Leon?

Crap, who'd I send those to...?

d3d on Dec 14 '11 at 12:11am

chunkylover53@aol.com?

Bio-bot 9000 on Dec 14 '11 at 12:13am

yeah G-mail. I mean, I have to log in to check email (don't have a desktop based system like Outlook or whatever), but I have all of my school email forwarded to my Gmail account. You can even reply with the same address, so like, if your work related stuff goes to your HotStud44@gmail.com, you can still reply as MisterBusiness@serious.org.

d3d on Dec 14 '11 at 12:18am

i got a notifier thingo for gmail that's meant to give me alerts in the taskbar, so hopefully that'll work.

65 days later

speakerine on Feb 17 '12 at 4:12am

G-mail is the best. You can redirect every email adresses as you want on it , and as Bio bot said, you can reply with the same email adress. It's very easy and I havent seen anything more practical

d3d on Feb 17 '12 at 6:29am

yeah gmail is what i've been using and it does the job. it's not perfect, but it's ok. it bugs me that you can't see in the inbox which emails have attachments, and then you can't see the attachment in the email body, but it's working ok.

speakerine on Feb 17 '12 at 6:36am

I think there are adds that do it for you. I'll be looking it and come back here

jet approves on Feb 17 '12 at 8:59am

it actually does show which emails have attachments but they were silly and put it at the far right of the subject so it's harder to spot.

Tonteau on Feb 17 '12 at 9:03am

Screw Gmail and all of google's evil, information gathering ends.

tracerbullet on Feb 17 '12 at 9:26am

d3d on Feb 17 '12 at 6:29am
yeah gmail is what i've been using and it does the job. it's not perfect, but it's ok. it bugs me that you can't see in the inbox which emails have attachments, and then you can't see the attachment in the email body, but it's working ok.

There should be a paperclip on the right side for messages with attachments