I don't think you can rename the default folders. Maybe, but I'd instead
create a folder on each machine called Xfer (or somesuch). Then copy the
messages one wishes to share between machines to the Xfer folder. Then
overwrite the xfer.dbx file on the machine to which one is importing and
then dump those messages somewhere and then the process can be used in
reverse.

Its much easier however to use my OEX program which allows one to just point
to the dbx file on the other machine (such as Sent Items) and then click a
button to import it into the current message store. G
www.oehelp.com/OEX/

That's how I get my sent items from the laptop to the desktop.

steve

"Kath Adams" wrote in message
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Syke wrote:
Using Win XP and a Netgear DG834 router, I have a wireless network
set up with my desktop and a laptop. All e-mail messages come to
both machines, one copy each, which works fine as far as it goes. This,
of course, only works for incoming messages, so "Sent" messages
only appear on the machine they were sent on. I would like to get
these, and others, on both machines. I know I can do a backup of
Outlook Express, but would this not duplicate a lot of messages,
requiring extensive deleting and editing?

Regards and thanks in advance


Pat Macguire

If sent messages only appear on the machine they were sent on, then they
wouldn't be duplicates?!!
What I would do is....on both machines, re-name your Sent Items folder to
Sent Items Desktop or Laptop depending on which machine you are on. Burn
this folder to a CD or other removeable media. Then on the Laptop, copy
the Sent Items Desktop from the CD to your hard drive and remove the "read
only" attribute. Then open OE and create a folder with the exact same name
as the folder you just copied. Open this folder in OE once and close OE.
(You MUST do the previous step or the instructions won't work.) Then in
Windows Explorer move the folder your created to OE. It will ask if you
want to overwrite, say yes. Open OE. Your sent items form the Desktop will
now be on your Laptop. You can then move the mail to wherever you prefer.
repeat the process for the Desktop.

Hope this helps.
--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (Outlook Express)