email watching

[puggti]

A mate wants to keep an eye on his kids emails.

using another computer is it possible to log on collect email and leave it on server without the original mail being lost so that when they do log on they dont know.

basically snooping is this possible? all passwords and id's currently avalable.

cheers all

[puggit]

puggti - try mailwasher.

It's essentially an anti-spam piece of software - but will allow you to log on and read POP emails without anyone being the wiser (including the sender).

www.mailwasher.net/

I use the paid for version - but I think the freebie allows you the same tools...

Edited to say: Here's what they support:

Which mail protocols does MailWasher® Pro support?

MailWasher® Pro supports all POP3, Hotmail, MSN, AOL/Netscape, and IMAP accounts. MailWasher® Pro also supports SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) authentication.

>> Edited by puggit on Wednesday 14th July 18:56

[MattNM3E36]

Outlook>


(Top Menu)

Tools>

Email accounts>

View or Change existing email account> (or set the account up at this stage, on the new pc)

Highlight account in question>

Click "Change" (top right button to the right of accounts list window)>

More Settings (just above bottom right "cancel button)

Advanced Tab>

Place tick in "leave a copy of the message on the server" and set number of days to leave before removal from server.


Think this would work, anyone back this up?

[rsvnigel]

Yep that would work Matt, set the kids machine up so the messages are left on the server, and then 'dad' would have to have his machine setup as you describe so the POP mailbox doesn't reach full, and start rejecting messages.

[puggti]

rsvnigel said:

Yep that would work Matt, set the kids machine up so the messages are left on the server, and then 'dad' would have to have his machine setup as you describe so the POP mailbox doesn't reach full, and start rejecting messages.

if it was set up the other way around, ie dad having messages left on server, and kids downloading, so long as dad reviewed messages before kids did download the effect would be the same is that correct?

[chrisjl]

puggti said:

rsvnigel said: Yep that would work Matt, set the kids machine up so the messages are left on the server, and then 'dad' would have to have his machine setup as you describe so the POP mailbox doesn't reach full, and start rejecting messages. if it was set up the other way around, ie dad having messages left on server, and kids downloading, so long as dad reviewed messages before kids did download the effect would be the same is that correct?

Nearly. Anything that arrived in between you looking and them downloading, you would never see.

[Mr E]

Run your own mailserver......

[agent006]

How about he just trusts his kids to be sensible? How about perhaps, heven forbid, talking to them?

When they find out he's been snooping (when, not if), they will make his life a living hell.