Any computer Whizzs ?

[mercmannick]

Hi

i know this is not a topic for this forum but was hoping with all the experts on line here , i might get a reply..........


i have a bet with a friend that, any hotmail or yahoo etc , web based mail clients

that A: they are not kept on your pc ( they are kept on the web server)

B: you would need your login and password to retrieve these emails

yes it will leave a file on your pc in temp files or where ever it goes , but not the whole email, and if you try and open these files you would be takn to the login page of whatever , web mail you are using.



Please help me WIN THIS BET


Merc

 

[NateO]

You win... Read the Hotmail FAQ:

http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/dasp/ua_info.asp

 

[mercmannick]

nate oliver
we both looked at faqs and dnt fully understand them thats y ive asked on here

 

[NateO]

From the Hotmail faq:

MSN Hotmail is the world's largest provider of free, Web-based e-mail. With Hotmail, anyone can read and receive e-mail messages from any computer in the world that has an Internet connection and a Web browser that supports graphics, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator 4.08 or later.

Hotmail is great for people who use more than one computer, travel frequently, or do not own a computer. Your messages are stored in a central location, so your Inbox is always up to date, no matter where you are.

Sending and receiving e-mail from Hotmail is easy: Go to the MSN Hotmail Web site and sign in. With Hotmail, you can stay connected anywhere in the world.

To use Hotmail on your home computer, you need Internet access through an Internet service provider (ISP).

Like I said, you win.

 

[mercmannick]

cool nice one thanks m8 looks like i gonna win a nice £50 , it does leave something on your pc though dosent it ?

 

[NateO]

GMail definitely caches, which I had a nasty experience with once... As all web sites will...

This will vary with your browser. E.g.,

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/howto/customizing/clearcache.mspx

I think I would like to make bets with the other person in question.

 

[mercmannick]

so i am definately right in saying no cache of emails, would be on his pc, even though they cache a link to login to get the emails (which you would need internet and user/pass)

One Happy And soon to be Very Drunk Merc

 

[NateO]

I doubt that you are 'definitely' correct on that.

Again, the cache works differently with each and every web-based e-mail provider and differs by browser type, e.g.,

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=8840

Unless you are an expert on all possible combinations, which I am not, it would be hard to make a definite statement about this, one way or the other.

 

[mercmannick]

Thanks NateO

Merc

 

[emady]

Well, depends how you access your hotmail. I use Microsoft Outlook for emails and I have set it up to retrieve my Hotmail as well which enables me to read my hotmail while offline as Outlook will download the emails to your PC.