Is there any way to have OE message folders located on a share so that two
PCs (via wifi) can use the same message store?

Not really, since attempting to do so risks losing all stored messages.
Easiest workaround is just to set both computers to leave a copy of messages
on the server for 4-5 days and hopefully both computers will connect within
that time frame and both will have a copy of all messages.
(Tools/Accounts - Mail tab and double click on each mail account, then
click on the Advanced tab and look at the bottom of the tab for the option
to leave a copy on the server.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
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"s_m_b" wrote in message
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Is there any way to have OE message folders located on a share so that two
PCs (via wifi) can use the same message store?

No, but in addition to what Jim indicated, you can also swap the files back
and forth between message stores using the method in the last paragraph on
this page: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

Or you can import the messages from another store using my OEX program.
www.oehelp.com/OEX/

steve

"s_m_b" wrote in message
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Is there any way to have OE message folders located on a share so that two
PCs (via wifi) can use the same message store?

You can have all users/PCs download all message from a POP3 mail server
by selecting Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced, Leave a copy
of messages on the server in all users/PCs. One or more of the
users/PCs should be set to delete messages from the server after a few
days or else the server mail account will eventually fill. However,
Sent messages will only be saved on the sending user/PC.

If your ISP offers IMAP mail server access, that is the way to go. IMAP
is designed for a single mail account to be shared by multiple PCs. The
IMAP mail is managed at the mail server.

If your ISP doesn't provide IMAP support, an option is to run your own
local mail server that accesses the ISP via POP3 and then provides IMAP
support to your local PCs. For an example of such a program, see:
Mercury Mail Transport System
http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercury.htm


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"s_m_b" wrote in message
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Is there any way to have OE message folders located on a share so that
two
PCs (via wifi) can use the same message store?

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
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You can have all users/PCs download all message from a POP3 mail server by
selecting Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced, Leave a copy of
messages on the server in all users/PCs. One or more of the users/PCs
should be set to delete messages from the server after a few days or else
the server mail account will eventually fill. However, Sent messages will
only be saved on the sending user/PC.

If your ISP offers IMAP mail server access, that is the way to go. IMAP
is designed for a single mail account to be shared by multiple PCs. The
IMAP mail is managed at the mail server.

If your ISP doesn't provide IMAP support, an option is to run your own
local mail server that accesses the ISP via POP3 and then provides IMAP
support to your local PCs. For an example of such a program, see:
Mercury Mail Transport System
http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercury.htm


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"s_m_b" wrote in message
...
Is there any way to have OE message folders located on a share so that
two
PCs (via wifi) can use the same message store?

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
You can have all users/PCs download all message from a POP3 mail server by
selecting Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced, Leave a copy of
messages on the server in all users/PCs. One or more of the users/PCs
should be set to delete messages from the server after a few days or else
the server mail account will eventually fill. However, Sent messages will
only be saved on the sending user/PC.

If your ISP offers IMAP mail server access, that is the way to go. IMAP
is designed for a single mail account to be shared by multiple PCs. The
IMAP mail is managed at the mail server.

If your ISP doesn't provide IMAP support, an option is to run your own
local mail server that accesses the ISP via POP3 and then provides IMAP
support to your local PCs. For an example of such a program, see:
Mercury Mail Transport System
http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercury.htm


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"s_m_b" wrote in message
...
Is there any way to have OE message folders located on a share so that
two
PCs (via wifi) can use the same message store?

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
You can have all users/PCs download all message from a POP3 mail server by
selecting Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced, Leave a copy of
messages on the server in all users/PCs. One or more of the users/PCs
should be set to delete messages from the server after a few days or else
the server mail account will eventually fill. However, Sent messages will
only be saved on the sending user/PC.

If your ISP offers IMAP mail server access, that is the way to go. IMAP
is designed for a single mail account to be shared by multiple PCs. The
IMAP mail is managed at the mail server.

If your ISP doesn't provide IMAP support, an option is to run your own
local mail server that accesses the ISP via POP3 and then provides IMAP
support to your local PCs. For an example of such a program, see:
Mercury Mail Transport System
http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercury.htm


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"s_m_b" wrote in message
...
Is there any way to have OE message folders located on a share so that
two
PCs (via wifi) can use the same message store?

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
You can have all users/PCs download all message from a POP3 mail server by
selecting Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced, Leave a copy of
messages on the server in all users/PCs. One or more of the users/PCs
should be set to delete messages from the server after a few days or else
the server mail account will eventually fill. However, Sent messages will
only be saved on the sending user/PC.

If your ISP offers IMAP mail server access, that is the way to go. IMAP
is designed for a single mail account to be shared by multiple PCs. The
IMAP mail is managed at the mail server.

If your ISP doesn't provide IMAP support, an option is to run your own
local mail server that accesses the ISP via POP3 and then provides IMAP
support to your local PCs. For an example of such a program, see:
Mercury Mail Transport System
http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercury.htm


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"s_m_b" wrote in message
...
Is there any way to have OE message folders located on a share so that
two
PCs (via wifi) can use the same message store?

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
You can have all users/PCs download all message from a POP3 mail server by
selecting Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced, Leave a copy of
messages on the server in all users/PCs. One or more of the users/PCs
should be set to delete messages from the server after a few days or else
the server mail account will eventually fill. However, Sent messages will
only be saved on the sending user/PC.

If your ISP offers IMAP mail server access, that is the way to go. IMAP
is designed for a single mail account to be shared by multiple PCs. The
IMAP mail is managed at the mail server.

If your ISP doesn't provide IMAP support, an option is to run your own
local mail server that accesses the ISP via POP3 and then provides IMAP
support to your local PCs. For an example of such a program, see:
Mercury Mail Transport System
http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercury.htm


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"s_m_b" wrote in message
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Is there any way to have OE message folders located on a share so that
two
PCs (via wifi) can use the same message store?