Mail: Checking accounts at different intervals

[amoryblaine]

Hello,

I've got the following problem:

I've got various mail-accounts within my Mail app. Two professional ones and two private accounts from free services (one for private stuff + one for newsletters and such). So far so good. Now the trouble is that my free mail accounts are limited to 15 min intervals of checking for new mail, thus subsequently all my accounts are checked every 15 minutes. Due to work related situations where I have to be quick to reply I'd very much need my two professional accounts to sync every minute though (which is supported).

Now from what I've gathered there is no option in Mail to check different accounts at different time intervals - is that right? I've been trying to come up with a solution to my problem now - should I get Entourage as an additional app for my two private accounts? Which isn't my favourite option but the only one I've come up with so far. I don't really want to forward my private mails to my professional accounts either - I quite like them seperated.

Any suggestions on how to proceed?

Thanks - any help appreciated!