Email while trevelling

Portable thunderbird is not bad, you can install it on a USB _ Flash drive.

Portable Thunderbird

Cheers

I takea pocket mail unit with me when i travel can send email but not pictures and only buy the card when needed.Can be used on most phones. if you have cdma wont work.Not tried it on ther next g.

Ann

The cheapest and most convenient method I recommend (and use) are (1) Public Libraries and (2) Internet Cafes - as a last resort.
I use a USB Flash Drive to save my outgoing messages (in text format) to then copy and paste at respective internet computer. With incoming, if required to save them I copy and paste them onto my Flash Drive. This way I can minimise 'key strokes' thus avoiding most detection by key stroke capture devices etc. You can also save selected URL and e-mail addresses onto your Flash Drive along with user names and log on passwords etc. As for trying to maintain internet access on my laptop whilst travelling I find it too expensive and too much hassle worrying about will or of I can get a connection, slow speeds etc. If I'm on holidays I try to minimise such intrusions as much as possible.
What ever happened to postcards as a quick and reliable means of communication back to loved ones? Handy to have a mobile phone (if that's your choice) in case anyone wants to get in touch with you. You can also use them for SMS (heaps cheaper that trying to set up an internet access).

I second Portable Thunderbird (and portable firefox so yoiu can browse the web and manage bank accounts etc while travelling) , You can also store all your addresses and web sites. They will easily fit on a 1Gig thumbdrive. That way there is no record left on any computer you plug it in to. The only catch is if you lose your thumb drive and you have left your passwords stored on the drive. It is possible to encrypt your thumbdrive so it will only open with a password so that everything on the thumbdrive is protected, even if you lose the drive. Folderlock is very good for this but costs $35 US
http://www.newsoftwares.net/folderlock/

Thunderbird is just what I was looking for, thanks.