Is there an easy way to check multiple Gmail accounts?

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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:03 pm

Any way to check multiple gmail accounts at once? Kinda getting tired of logging in an out for the multiple baiting accounts I have. It would be nice to have an all in one feature or program. Anything like that out there?

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:18 pm

There's supposed to be a FireFox plugin called Gmail Manager or something. It adds a button in the lower right corner, clicking on it brings up a list of your addresses with the amount of new emails. Clicking on it automatically logs you in to this box.

I would've used this myself, but I have an RL Gmail account as well (and FF is my standard browser) and have three homepages set (iGoogle (with some feeds), Gmail and Google Calendar). When I use this plugin, those pages get logged out as well when I check a baiting box. That annoyed me so much that I haven't used it since (nor have it installed, nor am I actually sure about the name).

Otherwise, Outlook or Thunderbird are quite good options. But when using an email-client to manage your gmail account, your IP will show in the headers, when using the web interface it doesnt.

I currently just use one browser per character, which allows me to have multiple accounts open at the same time (one per browser per mail provider). And I need to have those browsers installed anyway for webdevelopment purposes.

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:24 pm

Thanks MoP. I'll look into the plugin.

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 5:29 pm

It is called Web-mail Notifier

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=web+notifier&cat=all&

It is a good thing to have (saves on remembering passwords !)

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 5:43 pm

You can get all your Googlemail account to re-direct to one Gmail addie and also arrange to be able to reply from that addie as if you're writing from the different boxes.

I'm technically challenged but did it when I found logging in and out too much of a bind.

I recommend doing it. It makes life a lot easier.

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 5:46 pm

The gmail manager addon for ff is excellent!

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:54 pm

Download Pidgin, its free and let's you have hundreds of email accounts all active at the same time Very Happy

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:03 pm

^^ Except Pidgin is an IM client. Wink

What I do is forward them all to one box and set that box up to be able to send mail from any of the others.

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:39 pm

If you are running Vista or 7 you can get a gadget that keeps you logged in and notifies you when you get mail or you can use it to log in with a double click. You have to get a gadget for each Gmail account you have though to monitor multiple. It basically puts an icon on your desktop.

Linky

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:29 am

Mozilla Thunderbird does this without any fuss.

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:09 am

I'm using The Bat! for this purpose. The home edition is free and it must be good since lots of Vlads use it as well Very Happy

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