email noob

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

Well i've always used hotmail...but we have some kind of mail system here at work...I think you would call it a mail server? well it was setup for one computer using outlook express( i know it sucks..not my choice) anyways I set it up to read mail over here as well...well now it only sends the mail to my computer and not the other one what is wrong?

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[goodstuff 10+ year member]

help please....this is bad...they are pissed.

 

[spoonraker 10+ year member]

Unlike Hotmail, Outlook Express is NOT internet based. Everything is stored locally on the actual computer.

i.e. You have Computer A and Computer B both set to send/recieve emails from the same email account. When you check the email on computer A, you recieve a new email (Message A). Message A is downloaded to the hard drive of computer A. If you then go and check the email on computer B, message A will not be there.

 

[Doingstuffwell 10+ year member]

open outlook.

TOOLS, Email Accounts, then click Advanced Settings.. Find the tab that has a box and line for "LEAVE MAIL ON SERVER"

MAKE SURE: it is checked !

 

[spoonraker 10+ year member]

shows how much I use outlook lol (also a long time hotmail user)

I guess I was right, but at least ^ knew how to fix it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

Yeah I just went into the server options and figured that out...Im using mozilla on this comp and outlook on the other one but yeah I checked the leave mail on server option box in mozilla and now I am just waiting for more mail to confirm...thank you for the help out...It was really confusing because I hadn't changed a thing on the other computer.

 

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

Well now it's doubling all the new messages...wtf

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

lol.

fail.