my son set up outlook on my laptop. now all my mail goes from my aol account
to outlook. this is great when i am home and i have access to the laptop.
however when i am in my office or out of town and i want to check my aol
email account. it is empty. how do i still keep the mail in the aol
account, so i can check my email from other computers
thanks
docnadler

Put a checkmark to Leave a copy of message on the server in Outlook.

Presuming it is Outlook 2003
Outlook\Tools\Email Accounts\Change\More Settings\Advanced

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"docnadler" wrote in message
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my son set up outlook on my laptop. now all my mail goes from my aol account
to outlook. this is great when i am home and i have access to the laptop.
however when i am in my office or out of town and i want to check my aol
email account. it is empty. how do i still keep the mail in the aol
account, so i can check my email from other computers
thanks
docnadler

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
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Put a checkmark to Leave a copy of message on the server in Outlook.

Presuming it is Outlook 2003
Outlook\Tools\Email Accounts\Change\More Settings\Advanced

This does work, but you must be aware that eventually the mail space on the
server will fill, and you'll need to delete messages there.

It's sometimes good to also use the "x" number of days control underneath
"Leave a copy of the message on the server" checkbox. 2-3 weeks is often
sufficient, depending on the space available and the volume of mail.

-pk

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my son set up outlook on my laptop. now all my mail goes from my aol
account
to outlook. this is great when i am home and i have access to the
laptop.
however when i am in my office or out of town and i want to check my aol
email account. it is empty. how do i still keep the mail in the aol
account, so i can check my email from other computers
thanks
docnadler

"docnadler" wrote in message
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my son set up outlook on my laptop. now all my mail goes from my aol
account
to outlook. this is great when i am home and i have access to the laptop.
however when i am in my office or out of town and i want to check my aol
email account. it is empty. how do i still keep the mail in the aol
account, so i can check my email from other computers

I was under the impression that accessing AOL mailboxes via Outlook requires
an IMAP account. Did he set up a POP account?
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Good catch Brian. You are absolutely correct here

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"docnadler" wrote in message
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my son set up outlook on my laptop. now all my mail goes from my aol account
to outlook. this is great when i am home and i have access to the laptop.
however when i am in my office or out of town and i want to check my aol
email account. it is empty. how do i still keep the mail in the aol
account, so i can check my email from other computers

I was under the impression that accessing AOL mailboxes via Outlook requires an
IMAP account. Did he set up a POP account?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]