Share Outlook - Yes I've searched!

morguk

morguk

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Hi guys,

I want to share Outlook (2010) on two computers. It's currently on the work laptop and I also want it on the home laptop. I know I can copy the .PST and set up the account on the other system, I also know I can tick to keep a copy on the server so both clients will recieve new emails.

The thing I need help with is this: (I did search but no luck)

When an email is replied to on the work laptop, it says "replied to on *date*", I want this to also appear on the home laptop, or atleast somehow know which emails have been replied to. From what I know the sent folder doesn't get shared, which could have solved the problem.

Any help?

P.S I'm open to using a different client and other third party options, free if possible.

Cheers!
 
email is easy , just set it up as IMAP instead of pop and it will sync (you dont share the pst file, just set both outlooks up to receive email)

calendar sharing is easy too with google calendar sync (brilliant)

contacts, not as easy, maybe someone esle could offer a soldution for this
 
IMAP syncs sent emails too - in Outlook you tell it to store sent items on a folder called say 'sent' on your IMAP server (it should prompt you about this the first time you send an email via IMAP); if you read an email or send an email from one device it'll be marked as read and replied to on the other (and you can look in your sent items and see the sent message too).

The same applies if you use your mobile or webmail (if your server has it) too, which is a mega-bonus :D.
 
Yep pretty much, I'd add a new account and set it as your default one though (so you can keep your current emails from POP3) and disable sending/receiving of the POP3 one.

Though this does depend on whether your hosting company supports IMAP. If you can't find it, who's your host?
 
Paul11 said:
email is easy , just set it up as IMAP instead of pop and it will sync (you dont share the pst file, just set both outlooks up to receive email)

calendar sharing is easy too with google calendar sync (brilliant)

contacts, not as easy, maybe someone esle could offer a soldution for this
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I second google mail, its great, you can also sync all your contacts and calendar with your Iphone / ipad..

IMAP all the way with two machines...

to get the nice google sync app you have to sign up to the £35 a year email account however...
 
Cheers guys. Well I bought it with 1&1 but I transfered it to BigCommerce. I think I redirected it with A names or something. It's kinda strange, I set up the email with 1&1 but then after also with BigCommerce. I think it's with BigCommerce now lol (away from machine so can't check).
 
Put your website into http://www.mxtoolbox.com/ (without the www part, so just example.com) and see what the values are for hostname, those will be the severs handling your email.

If it is with BigCommerce then the IMAP stuff is here.
 
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