Email access on home network - Outlook or OE

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Greg Roberts

I have 2 home PCs networked on windows XP. One is the gateway to the
internet.

I would like to be able to acess , read , send emails from both PCs .

Can i setup a network path on one pc (the none gatesway) to the mail boxes
on the other ?

Happy to use either Outlook or Outlook Express , if one supports this better
than the other.

Thanks in advance
 
I have 2 home PCs networked on windows XP. One is the gateway to the
internet.

I would like to be able to acess , read , send emails from both PCs .

Can i setup a network path on one pc (the none gatesway) to the mail
boxes on the other ?

Happy to use either Outlook or Outlook Express , if one supports this
better than the other.
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Outlook will allow you to store the mailfile (.PST file) on a network
drive, OE won't (.dbx files).

I don't think Outlook will allow two users to access the same .PST file at
the same time, though.
 
Greg Roberts said:
I have 2 home PCs networked on windows XP. One is the gateway to the
internet.

I would like to be able to acess , read , send emails from both PCs .

Can i setup a network path on one pc (the none gatesway) to the mail
boxes on the other ?

Happy to use either Outlook or Outlook Express , if one supports this
better than the other.

Thanks in advance
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On both computers open OE and click Tools | Accounts.
Double click the mail account and go to the Advanced tab.
Check the options to leave a copy on the server and to delete from the
server after 5 days. You can change the number, but if you don't check the
option your mailbox on the server will fill up and you will be unable to
receive new messages.
 
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