Email
and Your Computer @ Your Library
When you
use your notebook computer here at Westlake Porter Public
Library and have connected to our public network, you will have
high-speed access to the Internet. You may wish to send and receive
email. Here are some facts and suggestions:
- The library does not provide email accounts to the public.
You can sign up for free Web-based email through Hotmail, Yahoo!, or
any number of other providers. Web-based email accounts can be accessed
from just about anywhere you can use the Web.
- You may not be able to send email from your personal or
company email account using Outlook, Netscape's mail client, or other
POP3 email applications. The reason for this is that most private email
systems (SMTP servers) will not accept outgoing email from an "outside"
network -- they will not "relay" email -- in order to prevent spamming
and other abusive mail server usage. Corporate networks often offer VPN
access to employees which will allow authorized users to access those
private email systems.
- Most ISPs that offer POP3 email will also offer Web access
to subscriber email accounts. This will work through our library's
public access network as well as the free Web mail accounts do. Check
with your service provider on how to access your email account via the
Web.
If you
have any other questions, please ask a member of our Electronic
Services staff. Frequently-asked email questions will appear here.
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