Cannot figure out how to use with 2 identities

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I have two identities and made up 1 administrator and 1 user account (Vista).
I can get my mail if I log in one account, then log out and log in the other
account.

However, isn't there a way to get mail by just hitting file, identities, and
?????what next.

Neither the first or second option work for me.
Thanks
Barb
 
Windows Mail does not support the Identities feature.

In addition to the solution Hal gave (not free), you can simply
have both mail accounts under one Windows user, then use
message rules to automatically filter incoming mail into
separate inboxes. If you need help with that, let us know.

Another solution is to upgrade Windows Mail to Windows
Live Mail (WLM). WLM automatically creates separate
inboxes for each mail account.
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas

Gary VanderMolen
 
Thanks Gary. Please let me know how to do the message rules to receive and
send mail from my second email identity.

My understanding is that I then will be able to receive and send mail from
this identity name. Is this correct?

Barb
 
No, that is not correct.
Setup both accounts in Windows Mail.
Now when you compose a message, there will be a From line.
The default account will be in the From line.
To send from the other account, click on the From line and change to the
other account.

When you receive email, you can move the other accounts email to a separate
folder.
Sent message from both accounts will use Sent Items.

This in the same as having two accounts under one Identity in Outlook
Express.

Create a folder for the other account's email.

Tools, Message Rules, Mail, New...

Where the message is from the 'specified account'
Move it to the 'specified folder'
Stop processing more rules.

Click on 'specified account'
Select the other account.

Click on 'specified folder'
Select the new created folder.
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Ronald Sommer

: Thanks Gary. Please let me know how to do the message rules to receive
and
: send mail from my second email identity.
:
: My understanding is that I then will be able to receive and send mail from
: this identity name. Is this correct?
:
: Barb
:
: "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
:
: > Windows Mail does not support the Identities feature.
: >
: > In addition to the solution Hal gave (not free), you can simply
: > have both mail accounts under one Windows user, then use
: > message rules to automatically filter incoming mail into
: > separate inboxes. If you need help with that, let us know.
: >
: > Another solution is to upgrade Windows Mail to Windows
: > Live Mail (WLM). WLM automatically creates separate
: > inboxes for each mail account.
: > http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
: >
: > Gary VanderMolen
: >
: > >I have two identities and made up 1 administrator and 1 user account
(Vista).
: > > I can get my mail if I log in one account, then log out and log in the
other
: > > account.
: > >
: > > However, isn't there a way to get mail by just hitting file,
identities, and
: > > ?????what next.
: > >
: > > Neither the first or second option work for me.
: > > Thanks
: > > Barb
: >
: >
: >
 
Go to Tools, Message Rules, Mail, New...
and the wizard will guide you through the creation of a new message
rule. You should wind up with two rules looking something like this:

1. Where the message is from the 'Home' account
move it to the 'Home_inbox' folder
and stop processing more rules.

2. Where the message is from the 'Business' account
move it to the 'Business_inbox' folder
and stop processing more rules.

Note: Substitute your existing account names for what I've called
the 'Home' and 'Business' accounts above.
The new folders can be named anything you want, and they can
be created as part of the rule creation process.
One thing to watch out for: When you compose a new email, the program
has no way of knowing which account you want, so you need to check
what's in the 'From' line and select the other account, if necessary.
Thankfully, when you do a reply or forward, the program automatically uses
the identity associated with the account that downloaded that email.

Hope this helps.

Gary VanderMolen
 
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