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This works fine (aside from the amount of time). But when I'm at home and feel like emailing from another room (or in bed) I worry that one message will be on the laptop, and one will be on the desktop, and that i'll forget to sync'em up.
I've tried some programs (beinsync) but they dont give me that unified outlook file that I am trying to create.
I know there are thousands of traveling webmasters on here that must have a similar problem. Not all of you can use VPN. What should I do!
With love,
Hubes
I 100% recommend you STOP using Outlook Express. Clientside email has ALWAYS been the equivelent of being a fly living next door to a hive of spiders -- you're just asking for it.
If you must use clientside email then I recommend using Thunderbird...
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However my best suggestion would be to stick to web based email.
If you're refering to checking your mail on the road without an internet connection then I would say work with Thunderbird and use the mozillazine.org forums or here for help achieving more specific tasks.
As far as Outlook goes I'd choose to surf with IE ... on porn sites over Outlook for email -- THAT is how bad Outlook is ... in my opinion at least.
Your desktop becomes your control system. Anything you don't delete would download to your notebook next time you start OL Express. and conversely you are retaining your messages on your desktop.
This solution... (if it can be called that) will require a double handling of the messages you have already deleted from your notebook but would keep both of your systems current.
I've had the same dilemma for many years, and if it weren't for my multiple GoToMyPC accounts to VPN to my main machines I doubt I would have been able to survive with Outlook this long. Microsoft makes this difficult on purpose. The only real way to get this working properly is to run Exchange Server...and that's not cheap.
herb's solution becomes problematic after a while. I know, I've tried. There are issues with sent mail and re-reading messages that make this difficult for a long term solution.
Every once in a while I get an itch and look at all the latest Outlook sync programs like the new BeInSync. Unfortunately I've always found them lacking in one area or another. (I couldn't get BeInSync to work through a number of firewalls.) I'd be very interested if there were a solution out there that would allow me to continue using Outlook. Outlook is a great program, I just wish MS would let us sync easier.
Gmail's spam filtering is quite questionable as well. I certainly wouldn't rely on their system. Outlook setup with SpamBayes is an order of magnitude better than anything Gmail has done to my mail.
it is a web page that allows you to log into any pop3 server.
Use it to look at email from your laptop, and then download the emails into outlook when you are at home.
Regards,
Andrew.
You can run Outlook on one or more machines that you own, and it should all stay in sync. You can also use webmail.
Expect to pay about $10/month.
hth, a.
