Email on Multiple PC's

PhillyDee

PhillyDee

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Basically . . .

Is there a way of letting 3 pcs on a workgroup read the same email folder (2 are running vista, 1 is xp) stored on 1 pc to allow them all to receive and send via the same email address?

i.e. PC1 is running XP and the email account is on Outlook Express. Is fine to send and receive via this. Can PC2&3 also read the folder on PC1 at the same time and receive emails at the same time, or at least get the emails coming through on the other 2.

Sorry if this is difficult to read / explain. Are there any programs out there (Because i dont think Vista has Outlook Express) that can do this? Or can the default ones with vista and xp do it?
 
PhillyDee said:
Basically . . .

Is there a way of letting 3 pcs on a workgroup read the same email folder (2 are running vista, 1 is xp) stored on 1 pc to allow them all to receive and send via the same email address?

i.e. PC1 is running XP and the email account is on Outlook Express. Is fine to send and receive via this. Can PC2&3 also read the folder on PC1 at the same time and receive emails at the same time, or at least get the emails coming through on the other 2.

Sorry if this is difficult to read / explain. Are there any programs out there (Because i dont think Vista has Outlook Express) that can do this? Or can the default ones with vista and xp do it?
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It can be done like that but it really screws things up in Outlook Express.

This is a better way -

monkeysmith said:
If using POP3 can you leave the emails on the server for say 7 days, that will give all 3 pc's chance to download the emails.
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Best to find an alternative.
 
Another vote for imap, if youre email provider supports it all messages are sorted on the server (like webmail) when the pc connects it pulls them all down but they are not deleted off the server.
I use 1and1 for my email, no reliability problems and they support imap.
 
Hmm. This isnt my email or any of my pcs. This is for my lasses work. Only a small place and i tend to do all their IT stuff for them. How can i find out if their provider supports IMAP? I believe they use ukonline for their emails, is it as simple as just asking them? Ive never had anything to do with email in this depth. Same as POP3, is it easy enough to change how long its left on the server for?
 
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