code to retrieve web mail?

[Gerhard Fiedler]

On 2006-08-01 13:41:47, Terry Reedy wrote:

>> Instead of mimicking a browser to access this e-mail account through the
>> web interface, see if there is a POP3 access to your free e-mail (I'd
>> be surprised if there isn't).
> 
> To the contrary: Yahoo, for instance, charges for POP3 access; for 'free' 
> browser access, you 'pay' by exposure to ads.  I imagine others do the 
> same.  

Not all. E.g. Google allows (free) POP3 access to the free Gmail accounts.
If you don't want to change your e.g. Yahoo email address, you may be able
to set up an auto-forwarder on Yahoo and retrieve from Gmail.

Gerhard