Vista - Using multiple computers

My husband would like to use either outlook or outlook express (windows
mail). He uses his desktop computer when he is home and his laptop on the
road, plus I also have a laptop he sometimes uses. Will either of these
email programs allow him to acess from any computer or does the information
only reside on whichever computer it goes to first. We have 2 computers on
Vista 64 and one computer on Vista 32.

thank you

"Lori" <pumieman@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ermcPQrvJHA.4592@xxxxxxThe message store resides in one place per system. If the mail clients are
set to download and delete messages, and this is the default, then only one
system will have the message.

Message stores usually can not be safely shared.

If you set the mail clients to all leave messages on the server for x number
of days, they'll all have a chance to download the mail. However, this
can easily lead to an over-full server mailbox that is a pain to empty.

An alternative is to use IMAP, where the message store resides on the
server. This can be a poor choice if there is a lot of mail and if the
network is slow or expensive to run, as the mailbox has to be refreshed
every time.

HTH
-pk

That depends on what type of mail account it is.
The best you can do with a POP account is ensure that both computers
receive a copy of all incoming messages. But the outgoing messages
won't get stored on both computers.
IMAP and HTTP accounts can achieve full syncing of all mail folders
on all computers. You can get free IMAP accounts from Gmail and
AOL, and free HTTP accounts from Hotmail/Live.com.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Lori" <pumieman@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ermcPQrvJHA.4592@xxxxxx