Remote Desktop on client sites

[NickFitz]

It's because my 'business' email is downloaded to my machine at home rather than accessible webmail. I've got a bit stuck this week, with a locked machine and no RDP. The client is happy for me to use webmail. I can do RDP with my iPhone, but it's a bit of a pain. Might see what i can rig up with Google Mail..

If you're using POP3 for your business mailbox, be sure to configure your at-home email client to not automatically delete emails from the server after downloading them - maybe delete after a week, or deal with it manually. Then you can add that POP3 account to your GMail account (make sure that GMail, also, doesn't delete after downloading) and your mail will be downloaded to both GMail and your home system.

I used this method for most of last year, given that ClientOrg precluded the use of webmail generally but for some reason allowed HTTPS access to GMail.

If you're using IMAP then you can just configure GMail to access your IMAP account, and get the same view from everywhere. Just remember that in that case, deleting mail when viewing it on GMail deletes it from the remote mailbox, which means that it's really deleted - you won't be able to see it when you get home. (Well, there's probably a "Deleted Mail" folder, but that can fill up rapidly and cause your mail hosting to exceed its limits.)

[gadgetman]

Can't sleep??

[cojak]

It's because my 'business' email is downloaded to my machine at home rather than accessible webmail. I've got a bit stuck this week, with a locked machine and no RDP. The client is happy for me to use webmail. I can do RDP with my iPhone, but it's a bit of a pain. Might see what i can rig up with Google Mail..

Then forward your business mail to your webmail, you can normally do it if you log into your provider of your business mail and amend the settings.

That's what I do...

[VectraMan]

I use Googlemail for everything, and with IMAP it syncs between Thunderbird on two PCs, my phone, and the web interface.

For my last gig, I bought a new phone expressly to get my email without going through the client's internet connection, and then discovered I couldn't get a signal in the office.

[Spacecadet]

If you're using POP3 for your business mailbox, be sure to configure your at-home email client to not automatically delete emails from the server after downloading them - maybe delete after a week, or deal with it manually. Then you can add that POP3 account to your GMail account (make sure that GMail, also, doesn't delete after downloading) and your mail will be downloaded to both GMail and your home system.

WHS

I've got the ISP's webmail (which is crap) so use gmail when I need a webmail client. Emails are set to download but NEVER delete from the server. gmail is also configured to send through my isp so emails get the proper sending address (rather than the "on behalf of..." bollocks)
Phone also harvests emails via POP3, again that is set to never delete and is handy when even accessing gmail on the client site is an issue.
Outlook on the laptop downloads via POP3 and that deletes after 10 days.