From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Hendy Subject: Re: Was "...questions about...email" -> orgmode + email + company firewall Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:12:53 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87lj5qn81j.fsf@sajida.noorul.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1638592434==" Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=34563 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P9HQX-0006ui-9f for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:12:58 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P9HQV-0003ti-FZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:12:57 -0400 Received: from mail-bw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.214.41]:65516) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P9HQV-0003tY-43 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:12:55 -0400 Received: by bwz16 with SMTP id 16so1273711bwz.0 for ; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:12:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87lj5qn81j.fsf@sajida.noorul.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Noorul Islam K M Cc: emacs-orgmode --===============1638592434== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6d5fc5f7d568904933466c0 --0016e6d5fc5f7d568904933466c0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:52 PM, Noorul Islam K M wrote: > John Hendy writes: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I followed the conversation about email writing with org-mode and *loved* > > it. I would absolutely like to live in emacs for email as it offers so > many > > neat tricks. My problem has to do with how to set up pop/imap access > while > > at work. I can use the web interface just fine, but I've never succeeded > in > > using a client trying to access via pop/imap (like Thunderbird) and have > > simply figured it was due to firewall. > > > > Recently, I was finally able to get Thunderbird working since their > webmail > > extension [1] added gmail support. I just succeeded with pop (I'd prefer > > imap, though, but apparently it's not possible). > > > > My question is whether gnus or some other text-based email program that > > emacs can use has some method of doing whatever this webmail extention is > > doing. I think it's somehow going through port 80 and getting messages > that > > way, but I could be mistaken. In the past, I've tried "telnet > > imap.gmail.com993" and "telnet > > pop.gmail.com 995" and never been able to connect. > > > > It looks like at you work place they are blocking imaps and pops > ports. I think you should be contacting System/Network Admin at your > office for this. > > True... though this is why I referenced the webmail extension. It works. I wondered if there was anything like that for other types of email systems. At a company of 70k employees world-wide and 10k at my location... I'm not planning on asking them to open up some ports for me :) John > Thanks and Regards > Noorul > > --0016e6d5fc5f7d568904933466c0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:52 PM, Noorul Islam K= M <noorul@noorul= .com> wrote:
John Hendy <jw.h= endy@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
>
> I followed the conversation about email writing with org-mode and *lov= ed*
> it. I would absolutely like to live in emacs for email as it offers so= many
> neat tricks. My problem has to do with how to set up pop/imap access w= hile
> at work. I can use the web interface just fine, but I've never suc= ceeded in
> using a client trying to access via pop/imap (like Thunderbird) and ha= ve
> simply figured it was due to firewall.
>
> Recently, I was finally able to get Thunderbird working since their we= bmail
> extension [1] added gmail support. I just succeeded with pop (I'd = prefer
> imap, though, but apparently it's not possible).
>
> My question is whether gnus or some other text-based email program tha= t
> emacs can use has some method of doing whatever this webmail extention= is
> doing. I think it's somehow going through port 80 and getting mess= ages that
> way, but I could be mistaken. In the past, I've tried "telnet=
> imap.gmail.com993" and "telnet
> p= op.gmail.com 995" and never been able to connect.
>

It looks like at you work place they are blocking imaps and pops
ports. I think you should be contacting System/Network Admin at your
office for this.


True... though this is why I reference= d the webmail extension. It works. I wondered if there was anything like th= at for other types of email systems. At a company of 70k employees world-wi= de and 10k at my location... I'm not planning on asking them to open up= some ports for me :)

John
=A0
Thanks and Regards
Noorul


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