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| Thread ID: 53295 | 2005-01-13 07:23:00 | OE1 to OE2 Query | Poppa John (284) | Press F1 |
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| 313596 | 2005-01-13 09:11:00 | If you have a free account somwhere else you can forward all mail from xtra to it while leaving a copy on xtra. One computer could access the free account while the other clears xtra. Then you could sort at leisure. You would probably still have to use xtra to send from both. | PaulD (232) | ||
| 313597 | 2005-01-13 09:11:00 | As a matter of interest, does Office Outlook have any advantages over Outlook Express. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 313598 | 2005-01-13 09:36:00 | I might have a solution. I have 3 alias and I have set up OE on my daughters username on my XP machine so that if any emails that are sent to her email address are downloaded and she leaves the other email addresses on the server for me to get. It is not private (she is only 7) so any emails she gets I can access them if I want to. |
sam m (517) | ||
| 313599 | 2005-01-13 09:49:00 | His situation is not really any different to yours, the fact is it is not possible to download alias email without getting mail addressed to the main accouint as well. I fail to see how using webmail would make any difference. Using webmail does make a difference. Niether DOWNLOADS mail at all. Just leave it on the server. From time to time I go on holiday and use my sisters' computer to look at mail but don't download it. Each person can read mail via Webmail can they not? Correct me if I'm wrong as I'm sure you will!!! I realise this is not a long time solution. I did mention that getting two Email addresses may be a viable solution as well. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 313600 | 2005-01-13 09:58:00 | Clearing things up a bit. There is only one email account address which is poppa @ xtra....and some of the emails sent to this address are for you and some are for Maryann. If that is the case and after looking at the uninformative xtra website I would get your Orcon account going again. To work this properly you need seperate pop mail boxes and not aliases. Most ISP's will give you more than one pop mail box, but it was not clear on the xtra website, it seems they will give you alias only which you dont want. I am not saying switch ISP's but paradise give you 5 pop mail boxes, and aliases to if you wish for no extra cost. . Alternatively you could set up a filter in OE to read the TO: or From: of the email and not down load it from the server, and set it up oppisite on each computer. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 313601 | 2005-01-13 10:01:00 | As a matter of interest, does Office Outlook have any advantages over Outlook Express. PJ Yes it does. I back up my *.pst files which contain my address book and all Emails I want to keep plus all my Sent Emails etc. Other people will tell you that any MS software will be full of vulnerabilities. At the moment as I just checked I have 8112 items in my Email client. The Outlook pst file is currently 768 megabytes. This includes all Email I have kept plus all file attachments plus all contacts plus all sent items. If my C: drive dies I can easily get it all back. Outlook express is somewhat different but there are ways to back that up too. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 313602 | 2005-01-13 10:06:00 | What? only one email account!!!!!!! I am with paradise, I have 7 free email accounts(addresses) with my cable connection. My wife uses one of them on her machine and I use the other 6 on my machine. I find it hard to believe that you are only allowed one address with xtra. Check it out with your ISP. and if necessary (and possible) change to get the service you want. |
theother1 (3573) | ||
| 313603 | 2005-01-13 20:24:00 | Oh for goodness sake! Why is everyone suggesting such complicated and possibly expensive solutions?! :horrified Poppa, this is my setup: Firstly, go create a new FREE email account for Maryann at Orcon here (www.orcon.net.nz). Once you have done that, add Maryann's new email address to Outlook Express on her computer, tell all her friends, rellies, etc the new address and away you go. If you still have an Orcon account then set that up on your computer for your emails and use that one for yourself. The benefit of having Orcon accounts is that you get to keep the address even if you change ISPs. Don't forget to choose unusual account names to avoid the spam bots. For the emails that you both want to receive then use your existing joint Xtra email addy and set up Outlook Express to hold those emails on its server for a few days so that both computers have a chance to download them and each computer will have a copy of the Xtra emails which either of you can delete or keep as required. A tip: Decide which email addy you want for the default return address on each computer (ie either the Orcon one or the Xtra one) and set that up as the default in Tools, Accounts. When you want to send an email with the non-default addy, create your email message in OE and click on the down arrow in the From box to select that non-default return address. All clear as mud? Sing out if you need more help, I am happy to assist further if necessary. :) |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 313604 | 2005-01-13 20:40:00 | I agree with foxymx, but would like to add something... If you cannot get an Orcon account, why not use Gmail from google. You can access your e-mail via Web if you are not at home. You can set it up so Outlook Express can download it, as it is POP capable. If you set one each, it will not matter what ISP you go with, you won't have to change addresses with friends. It's free. I have 6 invites :D pheonix2004 (at) gmail.com |
pheonix (36) | ||
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