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03-02-2009
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| | How do I download email to windows mail on two different computers I have a desktop and now a new laptop and I use windows mail for my default email handler on each computer. However, it seems that I am only downloading email messages to one or the other, meaning that whichever one I open first gets all the new emails and the other does not find any of these new messages. Have any of you encountered this problem? How do I fix it? Help please! Thanks, Rebecca |
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03-02-2009
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| | Re: How do I download email to windows mail on two different computers "VooDooFairy" <VooDooFairy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7AB903F9-7528-4549-8F7E-978967AF1D98@xxxxxx Quote: >I have a desktop and now a new laptop and I use windows mail for my default > email handler on each computer. However, it seems that I am only > downloading > email messages to one or the other, meaning that whichever one I open > first > gets all the new emails and the other does not find any of these new > messages. Have any of you encountered this problem? How do I fix it? > Help > please! > Thanks, > Rebecca Select the option to leave a copy of messages on the server. You need to do this on both machines, it is advisable to set one of them to remove messages from the server after a sensible number of days, (I use 21 days), or the online mailbox will fill and incoming mail will be bounced back. -- Regards Steve. MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK. |
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03-02-2009
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| | Re: How do I download email to windows mail on two different compu Hey Mac, Thanks for the prompt response. However, I already have that option checked in both computers---to leave a copy on the server and I opted to delete the copy once deleted from my inbox. So are you aware of any other potential source for this problem? Thanks, Rebecca "mac" wrote: Quote: > > "VooDooFairy" <VooDooFairy@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:7AB903F9-7528-4549-8F7E-978967AF1D98@xxxxxx Quote: > >I have a desktop and now a new laptop and I use windows mail for my default > > email handler on each computer. However, it seems that I am only > > downloading > > email messages to one or the other, meaning that whichever one I open > > first > > gets all the new emails and the other does not find any of these new > > messages. Have any of you encountered this problem? How do I fix it? > > Help > > please! > > Thanks, > > Rebecca > Go to tools menu>accounts>select the account>properties>advanced tab. > Select the option to leave a copy of messages on the server. > > You need to do this on both machines, it is advisable to set one of them to > remove messages from the server after a sensible number of days, (I use 21 > days), or the online mailbox will fill and incoming mail will be bounced > back. > > > -- > Regards Steve. > MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK. > > > |
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03-02-2009
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| | Re: How do I download email to windows mail on two different compu Some mail providers don't honor that setting. Who provides your mail service? -- Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) "VooDooFairy" <VooDooFairy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:778EF71C-7A15-4518-805E-881FDD845A50@xxxxxx Quote: > Hey Mac, > Thanks for the prompt response. However, I already have that option > checked in both computers---to leave a copy on the server and I opted to > delete the copy once deleted from my inbox. So are you aware of any other > potential source for this problem? > Thanks, > Rebecca > > "mac" wrote: > Quote: >> >> "VooDooFairy" <VooDooFairy@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:7AB903F9-7528-4549-8F7E-978967AF1D98@xxxxxx Quote: >> >I have a desktop and now a new laptop and I use windows mail for my default >> > email handler on each computer. However, it seems that I am only >> > downloading >> > email messages to one or the other, meaning that whichever one I open >> > first >> > gets all the new emails and the other does not find any of these new >> > messages. Have any of you encountered this problem? How do I fix it? >> > Help >> > please! >> > Thanks, >> > Rebecca >> Go to tools menu>accounts>select the account>properties>advanced tab. >> Select the option to leave a copy of messages on the server. >> >> You need to do this on both machines, it is advisable to set one of them to >> remove messages from the server after a sensible number of days, (I use 21 >> days), or the online mailbox will fill and incoming mail will be bounced >> back. >> >> >> -- >> Regards Steve. >> MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK. >> >> >> |
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03-02-2009
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| | Re: How do I download email to windows mail on two different computers I can actually help with this! I just subscribed to this moments ago. I used to have this problem too. Your email comes to you on a server (for example, mine is AT&T) and then downloads to Windows mail. The problem is that your Windows mail is not configured properly to save a copy of the message on the main server. Because of this, as soon as it downloads, it is going to be only in the one location. To fix this, go into Tools, choose Accounts, and then click on the icon for your default mail server. From there, choose Properties and then click on the Advanced tab. The last option listed is to leave a message on the server. Choose that option, and then you will have email messages saved on the main server (that stay there) and that download to both computers. Hope that helps. Dana "VooDooFairy" <VooDooFairy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7AB903F9-7528-4549-8F7E-978967AF1D98@xxxxxx Quote: >I have a desktop and now a new laptop and I use windows mail for my default > email handler on each computer. However, it seems that I am only > downloading > email messages to one or the other, meaning that whichever one I open > first > gets all the new emails and the other does not find any of these new > messages. Have any of you encountered this problem? How do I fix it? > Help > please! > Thanks, > Rebecca |
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