Outlook express (POS), just used it for the first time

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Outlook 2007 (POS), just used it for the first time

So I install Outlook (2007) for the first time ever, thought it would be nice to be constantly on top of my emails. First of all, I hate the layout. It doesnt look user firendly in the slightest, I mean I can navigate it fine, it just looks like your standard Microsoft mess. I'm not a robot, give me a nicer looking experience M$.

More to the point, I set it up not really knowing anything about it, the only way to find out is to try though right? A lot of the time I check my emails when I'm away from home, that means through a browser. I have a great fondness for Streamlines in browser experience. I often need to check through old emails on the move, for information etc. So I was livid when I discovered Outlook deletes mail from the server and only stores it locally. Maybe I should have known this, but like I said im completeley new to Outlook (been on windows for about 7 years). So I can no longer see any of the emails through a browser that I have ever recieved, and I need to.

1) Is there any way I can stop Outlook from deleting mail from the server so I can check my mail away from home? If not, good bye Outlook you mail whore.

2) Is there any way I can put all my mail back onto the server, so I can check back on them away from home?

Thanks, maybe I'm missing something obvious, but I'd really appreciate your help.
 
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Girdag said:
Use Thunderbird, tbh.

I moved from Thunderbird to Outlook mainly for the PIM stuff. If you installed Outlook 2007 then it's not express and if your not using for a diary etc then Thunderbird probably is a better option. I do agree Outlook Express is a POS and pointless. If you don't like the look and layout of Outlook then change it, it is customisalbe
 
Yeah sorry I just typed express without thinking. I'l give Thunderbird a look, I'm having to go through all my important emails here and "resend" them, it was going fine untill about 10 emails in, it's actually started to crash or hang trying to send an email. I hate this program more and more every minute I spend with it.

Thanks Zap, I guess question 1 is irrelevant now, I'm never touching Outlook again.
 
Lyon85 said:
2) Is there any way I can put all my mail back onto the server, so I can check back on them away from home?

Yes you can if your mail service has an imap server. If it does you just create a new account in Outlook with the imap server, instead of the pop3 server. and then just drag the mails into the inbox of the imap account. Send/recieve, done :)
 
I find Thunderbird so pants. It randomly decides to screw up the order of my emails sometimes :eek: - I have to click the Date tab to sort them out again.
Very simply and easy to use though :)
 
Does Outlook delete really old messages? I can't find a few emails from like over a year ago, and I need the info within. My god this is dirving me mad.
 
Lyon85 said:
Does Outlook delete really old messages? I can't find a few emails from like over a year ago, and I need the info within. My god this is dirving me mad.

only if the auto archive wizard runs and does it

but even then it prompts you if you want to "autoarchive old e-mails" and you can just tell it to bog off and never ask you again.
 
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