Using the one email account on a home network

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darknight

Just wondering if there are any easy ways to use the one
email account on a home network. ie to still downlaod the
email to the hard drive on the desktop but be able to
access the messages on the laptop with out having to
import all the messages each time. Or do I have to look at
some type of server setup such as exchange which seems
like an expensive over kill for a two computer home
network. Especiall as it can do every thing else I want ie
share files and internet conection.
Thanks for any help
 
There is a way to do this but it can be messy if done
wrong. I set up a brief case and put my outlook.pst file
in it then I would sync my brief case after closing
outlook on the desktop. Take my laptop do what I wanted
and then sync them back together prior to opening outlook
on the desktop. but if you miss a step you can easily
delete new e-mail. be careful
 
If you simply want to share a single email account setup each machine to leave mail on the server.
One client, however, should be configured to act as the "master" and have the ability to remove
messages from the server after X days. I use this strategy so my wife and I can share one email
account between two XP Pro machines. We do that with Outlook 2003, but its basically the same with
Outlook Express or other versions of Outlook.

Point each of the computers to the mail server at your ISP. Then on one computer go to "Tools ->
Accounts", highlight the email account, select "Properties -> Advanced", and check the box to "Leave
a copy of messages on the server". DO NOT check the "Remove from server after X day(s)" box. On the
other computer go to "Tools -> Accounts", highlight the email account, select "Properties ->
Advanced" and check the box to "Leave a copy of messages on the server". Check the "Remove from
server after X day(s)" box and select how many days to leave messages on the server. That way all
computers can read the mail, but only one controls when and/or if the messages are actually deleted
off of the server.

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