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network mail in Outlook Express

Aug 16, 2005 8:50AM PDT

I have a desktop pc and my wife has a notebook set up on a home network.I am curious to know why both machines dont get the same email messsages. Both machines are turned on. do msgs not go to both machines on a network?

thanks in advance

Virgil Hummel

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Messages go to....
Aug 16, 2005 8:57AM PDT

whichever account they are set to go to.

IOW.... you need to duplicate the email settings on each PC then leave a copy on the server for a specified time period so that each PC will pick up the messages when logged in.

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network mail in outlook express
Aug 16, 2005 9:13PM PDT

What do you mean "leave a copy of settings on server"?

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Just remember to retrieve your email from
Aug 17, 2005 1:51AM PDT

your server routinly.

If you didn't do it, then your mail server quota will be full.

So, it is better to configure it only on one pc.

The configuration is on OE menu--> tools, accounts, click your account, properties, advance.

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I usually set the server....
Aug 17, 2005 7:53AM PDT

to hold a copy for 5 days, that's enough time for me. How it works is each PC when accessing OE will download any messages available. Each PC will only download a particular email once. After 5 days (for me) the mail is removed from the server.

The settings are where Melati pointed.