NAS for Outlook Express message store

I have a Win98SE machine whose local disk space is running out. I would
like to move the Outlook Express message storage space to a Network Attached
Storage disk. Has anybody successfully done this?

Assuming that the above works, would it be possible to add a second machine
(probably XP) set to use the same message store on the NAS - not
simultaneoulsly, of course? Would these both have to be Outlook Express or
could one be Outlook?

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Chris Watts
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The store folder for Outlook Express can be moved. To do this, in Outlook
Express, click Tools, Options, then click the Maintenance tab. Click the
Store folder button and browse to the location that you want to move it.

Based on Tom Koch's answer to someone else, I would not try to share it. He
says that putting an Outlook store on a shared drive is a much better option
than "hacking" OE to do it.

You will probably get better information by posting your question in a
newsgroup that supports Outlook or Outlook Express specifically. This
article gives more information about them and how to access them.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...873021033.aspx

No you cannot access the same message store with Outlook and Outlook Express
since they don't use the same file(s) for storing messages. You can import
messages from one to the other but this is meant as a method to switch from
one to the other, not to use both.

Here's a link to Tom's great web site on Outlook Express:
http://www.insideoe.com/

and Sue Mosher's great site on Outlook:
http://www.slipstick.com/

PattyL


"Chris Watts" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a Win98SE machine whose local disk space is running out. I would
> like to move the Outlook Express message storage space to a Network
> Attached
> Storage disk. Has anybody successfully done this?
>
> Assuming that the above works, would it be possible to add a second
> machine
> (probably XP) set to use the same message store on the NAS - not
> simultaneoulsly, of course? Would these both have to be Outlook Express
> or
> could one be Outlook?
>
> --
> Chris Watts
> Please reply via the newsgroup/mailing list - that way we all benefit from
> the discussion.
> Private, or personal, messages should begin the Subject line with [NEWS]
> to
> ensure that they pass my spam trap.
>
>
>