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528798 2007-02-28 06:30:00 I have 3 computers at home, 2 run XP home the third 98se, all three IE 6. Each has 2 users (my wife and myself). We have a common dail up ISP account which has our own individual e mail accounts. I want to set up each machine so that who ever is logged on as a user will access their own e mail account. I have succeeded with 2 of the machines, but can' t with the third, a laptop running on XP. Its OK for me but when my wife logs on she accesses my e mail account rather than her own. As far as I can see each machine is set up for email identically. tutaenui (1724)
528799 2007-02-28 06:57:00 What email client, OE, Outlook, Thinderbird.......?


Have you tried exporting the settings from the successful setup to the unsuccessful one, over the LAN?
Murray P (44)
528800 2007-02-28 08:14:00 What email client, OE, Outlook, Thinderbird.......?


Have you tried exporting the settings from the successful setup to the unsuccessful one, over the LAN?

OE, no LAN
tutaenui (1724)
528801 2007-02-28 08:58:00 You could send to disc then, or plug the lappy in to the XP machine, direct NIC to NIC. Unplug the net first though.

OE, rats, haven't used it in years, File > Export > no no... Start again... On the menu, go.. Tools > Accounts > Mail tab > highlight the accounts you want to export and hit the Export button on the right > save somewhere convenient. Repeat for each account you wan to export. Either burn to disk or copy over by network connection.

From the PC you have transferred the files to. In OE menu, either... File > Import > choose Account Settings and browse to the files or, Tools > Accounts > Mail tab > Import button > browse to the account files you want to import. I'd go with the latter.

Have fun.
Murray P (44)
528802 2007-03-03 03:06:00 Murray would this be exactly the same instructions if you wanted to save your email to cd as a backup? Snapt (11934)
528803 2007-03-03 05:22:00 No, that's for backing up mail and news account settings.

For emails, use the export button under the File menu > Export > choose Messages. You can do the same for your Address book.


Now that's quite enoigh, I want all you people to go and get Thunderbird (www.mozilla.com), Opera or some such. Enough of this OE or O plague thank you very much. ;)
Murray P (44)
528804 2007-03-05 01:24:00 Thankyou Murray ;) Snapt (11934)
528805 2007-03-05 01:57:00 I have succeeded with 2 of the machines, but can' t with the third, a laptop running on XP .

Its profiles . She needs her own logon to XP first, and then you set up profiles in OE .
pctek (84)
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