Do you pack a laptop when you travel? If you want to process the images shot with your digital camera, the answer is certainly yes. But if all you need is to check your e-mail, you can avoid the hassles of carrying your system through security controls at the airport.

I’m a regular user of the mail2web free service. Today, the International Herald Tribune is writing about this application.

Like Microsoft’s Hotmail and Yahoo’s Internet-based e-mail services, Mail2web lets you see your e-mail on a Web site from anywhere you can access the Internet. But Mail2web takes it a step farther: You don’t need to start a new e-mail account. You use any — or all — of your existing accounts, and you don’t have to remember any of that SMTP server gobbledygook; just your user name and password.

Typing your e-mail password in an Internet caf‚àö√†? Would you be afraid by the risks of hacking, keystroke capture or identity theft? “In seven years, nobody has ever complained about any stolen passwords. Major Internet service providers - EarthLink in the States and Freeserve in England - recommend it to their customers,” said Tony Yustein, founder of the Toronto company that runs Mail2web.

I agree. I’m a longtime user of mail2web, even at home. It lets me quickly eliminates spam without downloading these pesky messages. Try mail2web, and you’ll be hooked. And of course, you’ll travel lighter. This column looks at security and privacy considerations.

Do you pack a laptop when you travel? If you want to process the images shot with your digital camera, the answer is certainly yes. But if all you need is to check your e-mail, you can avoid the hassles of carrying your system through security controls at the airport.
I’m a regular user of the [...]