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Old 15-03-2004, 15:52   #1
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email on 2 machines
at the moment i have my laptop set to leave all email on the server unless i send it the trash then empty trash

and my desktop to download the email and delete off the server

this works quite well as if the email is junk i can delete on the laptop and then not have to worry about it later

however sometimes i forget to delete emails (mostly forum notifications) on the laptop and i get them again when i log onto the desktop.

is there a better way to manage my email from multiple pcs e.g tell it which ones to download and then whether to keep a copy on the server or delete


i have 3 email accounts i check so webmail is a bit impratical is IMAP the only other solution?

my email accounts are my ntlworld one
and 2 on my domain (ones my private one ones the webmaster contact)
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Old 15-03-2004, 16:05   #2
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Re: email on 2 machines
You could have your laptop set to delete from server and then set up a rule so that mails from certain senders automatically forward to a different account which you only access from your desktop.
I'm sure someone cleverer will come up with a better suggestion though
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Old 15-03-2004, 16:13   #3
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Re: email on 2 machines
IMAP would definately be the best way to go, managing mail when using several machines is what is was designed for really.
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Old 15-03-2004, 16:14   #4
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Re: email on 2 machines
what id really like is to set outlook NOT to delete any emails from the server but have some sort of plugin or app that pops up when i do send/recive and lists what emails are still on server and whether they already been downloaded or not

so then i can go delete, or dont delete


or maybe i should use imap after all
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Old 15-03-2004, 16:15   #5
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Re: email on 2 machines
yeah i think all the servers i usesupport it ill swtich to imap then then i can just drag emails i wanna keep to the local imbox on outlook

doh wish i thought of that earlier

so i think ntls is imap.ntlworld.com right#?
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Old 15-03-2004, 16:19   #6
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Re: email on 2 machines
Hi,
Why not vet your emails before downloading them?

I use a piece of software called MailWasher - from www.mailwasher.net - this also gives you the ability to read, delete and "bounce" any junk mail before pulling it down to you computer(s).

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Re: email on 2 machines
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so i think ntls is imap.ntlworld.com right#?
Yep
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Re: email on 2 machines
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yeah i think all the servers i usesupport it ill swtich to imap then then i can just drag emails i wanna keep to the local imbox on outlook

doh wish i thought of that earlier

so i think ntls is imap.ntlworld.com right#?
If you get this to work ok then let us know - I have the same problem/ issue and have been wondering how to solve it.
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Old 15-03-2004, 16:58   #9
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Re: email on 2 machines
If the laptop is networked wirlessly with the desktop then you could get the desktop to download all mail and then point the laptops mail folders to the desktop network drive.
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Old 15-03-2004, 18:56   #10
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Re: email on 2 machines
yes they are both on the same network problem being there is id have to have my desktop pc on to get my email which would kind of defy the point of being able to get my email on my laptop

and yes i got imap working fine although u have to do purge deleted to get rid of deleted emails
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