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WebMail Beta II Available

Posted by pudge on from the ooo-killer-app dept.

paradesign writes "Apple now has WebMail Beta 2 up with new improvements! Get to your software update pane... oh wait, go here."

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  1. Interesting grouping of stories... by stienman · · Score: 3, Interesting

    First Mac webmail, then a web standards article. Unfortunately, Mac webmail doesn't support web standards...

    To access Mac.com Webmail, you can use Microsoft Explorer version 5 or later or Netscape Navigator version 4.7, 4.76, 4.77, or 4.78. You cannot use Netscape Navigator version 6

    To see this message, click on the question mark in the upper right hand of the window, then select About Mac.Com Webmail.

    -Adam

    1. Re:Interesting grouping of stories... by garren_bagley · · Score: 2, Informative

      Hmm... Before reading this I accessed my mail with Netscape 6.2 and had no problems.

    2. Re:Interesting grouping of stories... by Ster · · Score: 2, Informative

      Bear in mind that Netscape 6.x was, in fact, Mozilla 1.0. Also remember the difference between "not supported" and "doesn't work". Someone else just said they could use Netscape 6.2, so I'm guessing this is a case of Apple covering itself. I don't hold it against them for not supporting Netscape 6, since they knew it wasn't really done.
      -Ster

    3. Re:Interesting grouping of stories... by rjamestaylor · · Score: 2
      • To access Mac.com Webmail, you can use Microsoft Explorer version 5 or later or Netscape Navigator version 4.7, 4.76, 4.77, or 4.78. You cannot use Netscape Navigator version 6

        To see this message, click on the question mark in the upper right hand of the window, then select About Mac.Com Webmail.

      Thanks for pointing this out -- I missed it because I was too busy using Mozilla 1.0 to read my mail at webmail.mac.com.

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      -- @rjamestaylor on Ello
    4. Re:Interesting grouping of stories... by inkswamp · · Score: 2

      You cannot use Netscape Navigator version 6

      Maybe it's not compatible with Netscape per se, but I can use Webmail perfectly well with Mozilla 1.0 (on Mac OS 9). In fact, thanks to the brilliant addition of tabbed browsing, I actually find that it's preferable to IE overall.

      --Rick

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      --Rick "If it isn't broken, take it apart and find out why."
  2. Re:Didn't even know by frankie · · Score: 2

    Anyone with OS 9 or X can sign up at itools.mac.com. It will ask you to install the iTools plugin and create a username.

  3. Re:Can't Access from a non-Mac by Ster · · Score: 2, Informative

    I used webmail.mac.com just last night from a WinMe box (my roommate's, not mine!), and it worked just fine. I think it requires the iTools plugin (and hence a Mac) to change your password and some of the account options. For just regular send/receive, though, anything should work. And if it doesn't, then send in a bug report. It IS a beta, after all, and they are seeking feedback.
    -Ster

  4. Re:Can't Access from a non-Mac by paradesign · · Score: 2

    do not access it via iTools. use a direct link, webmail.mac.com it works on my win95 boxen at work... and my win 98 boxen at home... and my OSX boxen at home.

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    I want 2D games back.
  5. Re:Can't Access from a non-Mac by babbage · · Score: 2
    FYI, it seems like your iTools mail account can be accessed from any IMAP reader on any platform. I regularly check my Mac mail using Pine, Mozilla-mail, and Mail.app on OSX, Linux, & Solaris boxes, and I've had no problems doing so. In a different window I've got Mozilla/Linux checking my mac.com mail through the web interface right now.

    The other iTools services -- file sharing, etc -- are restricted to Macs only, but the mail component should be accessible anywhere, either through the web browser or with an IMAP client.

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    DO NOT LEAVE IT IS NOT REAL