How do I access my outlook files from more than one computer on a.

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I am using a Windows XP home edition home network. Is is possible to get a
scaled down version of exchange server that can be installed on xp home
edition to allow users to access their email form any computer in the network?
 
Not really, nor would you really want to, there are considerable setup and
maintenance chores required with an email sever. There are several client
setups that will help:

Set all computers to leave a copy of mail on the server so all your messages
will be available for download by all machines. Set one of the machines
(doesn't matter which) to remove messages from the server after a period of
time so they don't pile up down at your ISP.

Ask your ISP if his email server supports IMAP clients; if the server
supports webmail, there's a chance it supports IMAP also. If it does,
problem solved! Reset all machines to use IMAP for receiving; IMAP stores
mail on the email server at your ISP, giving all machines the ability to
view all email from anywhere (including out of town with a notebook via
dialup). Mail deleted at one machine deletes from the server and this
change is reflected on all.

Hal
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