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Pugsley · 16-05-2008, 08:53

Is there a way i can get my emails from hotmail to go to my gmail account. I've just started using gmail so don't know alot about it.

Thought it would be better than thunderbird as it means i can access my emails anywhere

roto · 16-05-2008, 09:02

Two choices:

1) Does hotmail allow access via POP? Set up POP in Gmail for your hotmail account if so...Bob's your Uncle.

2) If you can't POP hotmail, can you forward messages to any other e-mail addy? If yes, forward messages from your hotmail account to your Gmail account. You can label them in Gmail as such to avoid confusion -- if you feel that's necessary. Over time, reply with your Gmail address and you can close out your hotmail account.

If POP isn't an option in hotmail (which I don't know as I've never used hotmail), hopefully the second forwarding option is...

I hope this helps.

Welcome to Gmail, btw...it's fucking great.

Whitingx · 16-05-2008, 09:06

If you want to import all your current messages;

Import Your Hotmail Messages into Gmail

If you want to forward your mails;

Gmail: How to read your Hotmail from Gmail

Hope this helps.

Pugsley · 16-05-2008, 09:10

I'll have a looky roto cheers.

Whitey- i had a look at that second link you gave me earlier. Sadly you have to pay for the service that he uses which i don't really want to do.

Pugsley · 16-05-2008, 09:16

cheeky bastards. I can forward email in Hotmail but only to another microsoft email service. It says you can do it to custom domains but when i enter mine it says it's not valid.

damn you microsoft.

hawken · 19-05-2008, 14:54

well using thunderbird won't be much joy either once you decide to stop using and find out you can't export mail...

roto · 19-05-2008, 16:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawken

well using thunderbird won't be much joy either once you decide to stop using and find out you can't export mail...

Ha ha, yeah. You can say a nice fuck you to Mozilla for that...and it's the reason I used Thunderbird for a day. Thank FUCK I read around about it here at dt.

Pugsley · 20-05-2008, 06:04

You mean i can't export mail out of thunderbird? Or i can't export mail back into thunderbird. Getting to grips with gmail slowly. The one thing that pisses me off the most is that you can't use your contacts when your writing an email. You either have to write it down or it will auto complete it for you. Which for some reason doesn't happen when i try it.

Fook sake.

Any other decent online email clients. I liked thunderbird but need something i can access at uni and home and when i'm out and about.

weldo · 20-05-2008, 06:54

you can set gmail to forward to hotmail easy enough .. thats free ...

Limbo · 20-05-2008, 07:12

Quote:

The one thing that pisses me off the most is that you can't use your contacts when your writing an email.

look at contacts settings in gmail... you can send mail from that area.

illvibe · 22-05-2008, 09:48

I managed to move from Thunderbird to gmail. It was a bit of an effort, but there's an app that forwards all your emails on to your gmail account and time dates them so that they end up in your inbox as if they were always there and sent by the original sender. Seriously though, would be well lost without gmail these days. So great for being mobile and on different computers.

16-05-2008, 08:53	#1 (permalink)
Pugsley L'me at'em. L'me at'em. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,249	hotmail on gmail? Is there a way i can get my emails from hotmail to go to my gmail account. I've just started using gmail so don't know alot about it. Thought it would be better than thunderbird as it means i can access my emails anywhere __________________ If your colours are starting to run, let them all run, run away from you. Flux - Bloc Party Design Never Dies A message to newcomers. This is not google. Before you ask us here why not try typing it into google. 60% of the time it works every time.

16-05-2008, 09:02	#2 (permalink)
roto Floating libation anyone? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: El Barco del Amor Posts: 4,596	Two choices: 1) Does hotmail allow access via POP? Set up POP in Gmail for your hotmail account if so...Bob's your Uncle. 2) If you can't POP hotmail, can you forward messages to any other e-mail addy? If yes, forward messages from your hotmail account to your Gmail account. You can label them in Gmail as such to avoid confusion -- if you feel that's necessary. Over time, reply with your Gmail address and you can close out your hotmail account. If POP isn't an option in hotmail (which I don't know as I've never used hotmail), hopefully the second forwarding option is... I hope this helps. Welcome to Gmail, btw...it's fucking great. __________________ fun: HGC v.4 \| last.fm: DT \| me \| *oi! fck u roto: ...via meebo! New to interweb design?** Your friends at dt can help.

16-05-2008, 09:10	#4 (permalink)
Pugsley L'me at'em. L'me at'em. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,249	I'll have a looky roto cheers. Whitey- i had a look at that second link you gave me earlier. Sadly you have to pay for the service that he uses which i don't really want to do. __________________ If your colours are starting to run, let them all run, run away from you. Flux - Bloc Party Design Never Dies A message to newcomers. This is not google. Before you ask us here why not try typing it into google. 60% of the time it works every time.

16-05-2008, 09:16	#5 (permalink)
Pugsley L'me at'em. L'me at'em. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,249	cheeky bastards. I can forward email in Hotmail but only to another microsoft email service. It says you can do it to custom domains but when i enter mine it says it's not valid. damn you microsoft. __________________ If your colours are starting to run, let them all run, run away from you. Flux - Bloc Party Design Never Dies A message to newcomers. This is not google. Before you ask us here why not try typing it into google. 60% of the time it works every time.

19-05-2008, 14:54	#6 (permalink)
hawken Cornish Pasty Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 2,661	well using thunderbird won't be much joy either once you decide to stop using and find out you can't export mail... __________________ my blog & portfolio sexy combined package

16-05-2008, 09:06	#3 (permalink)
Whitingx Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 61	If you want to import all your current messages; Import Your Hotmail Messages into Gmail If you want to forward your mails; Gmail: How to read your Hotmail from Gmail Hope this helps.

20-05-2008, 06:04	#8 (permalink)
Pugsley L'me at'em. L'me at'em. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,249	You mean i can't export mail out of thunderbird? Or i can't export mail back into thunderbird. Getting to grips with gmail slowly. The one thing that pisses me off the most is that you can't use your contacts when your writing an email. You either have to write it down or it will auto complete it for you. Which for some reason doesn't happen when i try it. Fook sake. Any other decent online email clients. I liked thunderbird but need something i can access at uni and home and when i'm out and about. __________________ If your colours are starting to run, let them all run, run away from you. Flux - Bloc Party Design Never Dies A message to newcomers. This is not google. Before you ask us here why not try typing it into google. 60% of the time it works every time.

20-05-2008, 06:54	#9 (permalink)
weldo now with added beard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,395	you can set gmail to forward to hotmail easy enough .. thats free ... __________________ fuck signatures

22-05-2008, 09:48	#11 (permalink)
illvibe say werd. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 1,277	I managed to move from Thunderbird to gmail. It was a bit of an effort, but there's an app that forwards all your emails on to your gmail account and time dates them so that they end up in your inbox as if they were always there and sent by the original sender. Seriously though, would be well lost without gmail these days. So great for being mobile and on different computers.

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