"Oliver Vukovics" wrote in message
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Hi ss, (Hi Diane)

at first the question about IMAP support for Windows 2003 Server:

Q. Does the built-in email server support Internet Access Message Protocol
(IMAP)?

No, the built-in email server does not support IMAP
http://www.ilopia.com/Articles/Windo...ailServer.aspx

On the same website you will find an acrticle for how to configure the
default email server on Windows 2003 Server.

I have a separate server machine (running Windows Server 2003 Standard)
that
is on 24hrs, and ideally like to have the mailstore on that, somehow.

You could use a VPN connection with Windows 2003 Server. It is a default
function that is supported on 2003
Server.

With this VPN connection you could have access on a PST file that is
stored on the server with the PC and the laptop on different times.

Network PST files are unsupported by Microsoft, but we work since a few
years with this network PST files.

You can not "share" this PST files, without 3rd party utilities.

Article for "How to share Otlook without 3rd party utilities:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...477571033.aspx

Office Marketplace Outlook messaging tools:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ma...719621033.aspx

Maybe it helps.

--
Oliver Vukovics
Share your Outlook PST files without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
Synchronisation for Outlook and Exchange: Public SyncTool
http://www.publicshareware.com


Thanks for the info. This seems like a simple solution.

Can Outlook be running on more than one machine at the same time, while
sharing the .pst file?

I have never been able to understand how to make VPN connections.

Cheers

ss.