Access e-mail from work

JulianProcter

Hi all,

Does anybody know of any free e-mail accounts that can be set up so that they can be accessed from work? At work we have the facility to use the internet, but some pages are blocked due to certain 'scripts' (don't know which ones and if in fact this is the correct reason) that operate on web pages.

Normal e-mail accounts hosted by msn, bt, tiscali, etc cannot be accessed. Can anybody advise, based on experience, of any accounts that could be accessed from work?

Regards,

Julian

f1charlie

They do that at my workplace, but surprisingly Googlemail hasn't been blocked (yet).

Charlie

JulianProcter

Thanks for the googlemail tip. However, just checked and it's blocked!!

Regards,

Julian

illuminate

Have you tried your mobile phone op.

O2, V/fone etc ?

Browntoa

just a thought, if you buy your own domain...https://www.myusername.co.uk or something then some sellers offer webmail accesss

Browntoa

like

http://order.1and1.com/xml/order/MailInstantMail;jsessionid=A99B9A0183A176AD8DCC22E746D98A6F.TC60b?__frame=_top&__lf=Static

1&1 WebMail
1&1's WebMail is a simple and convenient way to access your mail – at any time and from any Internet-connected computer. Read, send and receive mail using your domain name's personalized e-mail account. Access your calendar and contacts and send attachments.

JulianProcter

thanks for all your help. the 1&1 tip is useful but comes at a cost, which I am unwilling to make.

how about freebies?

Regards,

Julian

nickmack

As illuminate said, if your mobile phone supports it, then setting up a mail account on there is probably your best option.

There's usually a good reason why webmail and access to personal POP accounts are blocked at work. Employers have concerns about whether accounts that don't use their mail server have sufficient Anti Virus checking and there's also the element of people wasting time sending personal emails when they should be working.

Debt_Free_Chick

I rather suspect that they've blocked every form of webmail. I think they can do this by specifying the type of address, rather than having to list each provider separately.

I don't think it's the scripts that are being blocked - it's all forms of webmail

cslogg

I have been using Yahoo mail for the last 5 years at work without problems.

cslogg

superscaper

Do you already have an home email account with your ISP? They may already have a webmail facility. As other people have said googlemail is quite good for a free web based email service.