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E-mail while traveling

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Tools like are a big help in handling e-mail on the road. Prefiltering e-mail can reduce lengthy download times. Eudora's filtering tools are a boon, too. Eudora can filter mail by address and by originating address. Before going on the road, a user should try dialing in from home and obtain a complete list of his ISP's local POPs in the city being visited. Some users try to telnet into the home office via a trade-show workstation. If the machine's browser will not support a Telnet session, the user should turn to Windows 95's command-line Telnet client. Given the lengthy times of on-the-road downloads, proper planning is a must. Many users perform downloads while showering and eating breakfast in the morning. Another good tactic is to set options so that no file larger than 2MB is downloaded.

E-mail, Email, Technology application

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Combining the Web and the road

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Traveling users generally do not have access to an ISP or an Internet kiosk when on the road, and accessing a customer's Web page, connecting with the corporate network, or checking voice mail requires a long-distance call. Some Internet access services, or 'remote access' services, are now available from several companies. The World, an ISP, can now be accessed through the Microsoft Network's (MSN) POPs for $2 per hour above the World's normal costs. Other POPs sharing companies include the EUnet Traveller service, iPass Inc, and Aimquest's Global Reach Internet Connection. Billing is handled through the ISP or a third party. Users should choose a roaming service that works with their hardware and operating system, and has POPs in the places where the user will need them.

Column, Internet/Web technology, Notebook computer, Remote access (Computers), Remote access technology

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Have URLs, will travel

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Overseas travelers should look into such Internet roaming services as I-Pass Alliance (www.i-pass.com), whose ISP members have 1,000-plus POPs worldwide, or the Global Reach Internet Communications (www.gric.com), with 600 POPs in 36 countries. TeleAdapt (www.teleadapt.com) and Road Warrior Output (www.warrior.com) sell adapters, line testers and other gear needed in various countries. Good travel URLs include TravelHUB's Discount Airfare Network (www.travelhub.com/consolidators), Air Travel Pro (www.dfw.net/~morris/index.html), Flight Tracker (205.169.236.230.flightstatus), Fodor's (www.fodors.com), TheTrip.com (www.thetrip.com), Airlines of the Web (w2.itn.net/airlines), Internt Travel Network (www.itn.net) and Travelocity (www.travelocity.com).

Information retrieval services, Web sites (World Wide Web), Directory, Internet/Web Site Directory

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