Setting up email and personal Folders on a home network

I've set up a home network which has two desktops, one using XP2 home and
one using 98SE (although this will be upgraded soon) and a laptop running
XP2 home.

I use outlook express to access email everyone in the family has an account
with the same ISP (all associated with the main account). Email is
downloaded to the PC so only new mail is stored on the server.

I've created accounts on the XP machines for each family member so each XP
PC has personal filing for each user.

What I'd like to do is:

1/ Be able to access mail fom any PC with each PC having access to the files
storing old mail. It seems you can't do this with Outlook Express. Is there
another mail client I can use that does allow this? Any other suggestions?

2/ Create a personal filing space on one central PC for each user so that
people don't have to remember which PC a particular file is on.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

"Jim Hunt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:cqotj2$gkq$(E-Mail Removed)...
> <snip>
> What I'd like to do is:
>
> 1/ Be able to access mail fom any PC with each PC having access to the files
> storing old mail. It seems you can't do this with Outlook Express. Is there
> another mail client I can use that does allow this? Any other suggestions?
>
You can import a message store from anywhere with Outlook Express, thus any computer on the network
can get at old mail, if that's what you meant.

"Jim Hunt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:cqotj2$gkq$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've set up a home network which has two desktops, one using XP2 home and
> one using 98SE (although this will be upgraded soon) and a laptop running
> XP2 home.
>
> I use outlook express to access email everyone in the family has an
> account
> with the same ISP (all associated with the main account). Email is
> downloaded to the PC so only new mail is stored on the server.
>
> I've created accounts on the XP machines for each family member so each XP
> PC has personal filing for each user.
>
> What I'd like to do is:
>
> 1/ Be able to access mail fom any PC with each PC having access to the
> files
> storing old mail. It seems you can't do this with Outlook Express. Is
> there
> another mail client I can use that does allow this? Any other suggestions?
>
> 2/ Create a personal filing space on one central PC for each user so that
> people don't have to remember which PC a particular file is on.
>
> Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
Easiest way to view emails from any PC is to use a browser type email
set-up. I use 602LAN Suite which is free for up to 5 users. You can view
emails from any PC through a browser. You can also download to Outlook and
if you set the account up so it doesn't delete from server after download,
old emails will stay on the server. http://www.software602.com/products/ls/

With regards to the second query, can you not just set up a folder for each
user and get them to save files to the folder?

In article <cqotj2$gkq$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jim Hunt"
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> I've set up a home network which has two desktops, one using XP2 home and
> one using 98SE (although this will be upgraded soon) and a laptop running
> XP2 home.
>
> I use outlook express to access email everyone in the family has an account
> with the same ISP (all associated with the main account). Email is
> downloaded to the PC so only new mail is stored on the server.
>
> I've created accounts on the XP machines for each family member so each XP
> PC has personal filing for each user.
>
> What I'd like to do is:
>
> 1/ Be able to access mail fom any PC with each PC having access to the files
> storing old mail. It seems you can't do this with Outlook Express. Is there
> another mail client I can use that does allow this? Any other suggestions?

I think the best way to achieve this is to run your own local mail
server - this is supposed to be a good one and it's free:

http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercury.htm

>
> 2/ Create a personal filing space on one central PC for each user so that
> people don't have to remember which PC a particular file is on.
>
Set up a network share on the "server" machine and map the user's
"My Documents" folder to it.

"Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
> In article <cqotj2$gkq$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jim Hunt"
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
>
> I think the best way to achieve this is to run your own local mail
> server - this is supposed to be a good one and it's free:
>
> http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercury.htm
>
>>
I had problems with the Pagasus mail server in so far as if it wasn't
connected, it didn't store sent emails and send them when a connection was
made (it just deleted them). It also doesn't have a browser option to look
at emails from any PC or the option to integrate anti virus.

In article <cqq0sk$bhk$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Tony"
(E-Mail Removed) says...
>
> "Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
> > In article <cqotj2$gkq$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jim Hunt"
> > (E-Mail Removed) says...
> >
> > I think the best way to achieve this is to run your own local mail
> > server - this is supposed to be a good one and it's free:
> >
> > http://www.pmail.com/overviews/ovw_mercury.htm
> >
> >>
> I had problems with the Pagasus mail server in so far as if it wasn't
> connected, it didn't store sent emails and send them when a connection was
> made (it just deleted them).

Sounds like maybe you didn't have the task scheduler installed or
configured correctly.

> It also doesn't have a browser option to look
> at emails from any PC or the option to integrate anti virus.
>
IMAP lets you store messages centrally and access them from any
ordinary email client that handles IMAP accounts.

Jim Hunt wrote:
>
> 1/ Be able to access mail fom any PC with each PC having
> access to the files storing old mail. It seems you can't
> do this with Outlook Express. Is there another mail
> client I can use that does allow this? Any other
> suggestions?
>
> 2/ Create a personal filing space on one central PC for
> each user so that people don't have to remember which PC
> a particular file is on.
>
> Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Me too !
1. In OE we would need to be able to define the path used for the inbox on
the non central PC's and then make it a shared file on the central one. I
don't think you can change the path though.

2. It appears that you can only share files with everyone and cannot specify
user names. I have mapped 'central PC' drive onto the other machine but this
makes the folders/files available to all.


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Muzz
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"spamfrog" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:cqtrq4$7vq$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jim Hunt wrote:
> >
> > 1/ Be able to access mail fom any PC with each PC having
> > access to the files storing old mail. It seems you can't
> > do this with Outlook Express. Is there another mail
> > client I can use that does allow this? Any other
> > suggestions?
> >
> > 2/ Create a personal filing space on one central PC for
> > each user so that people don't have to remember which PC
> > a particular file is on.
> >
> > Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Me too !
> 1. In OE we would need to be able to define the path used for the inbox on
> the non central PC's and then make it a shared file on the central one. I
> don't think you can change the path though.
>

You can change the path in Outlook Express.

Tools -> Options -> Maintenance -> Store Folders

BUT only one user can use at once. For a proper server try say

http://netwinsite.com/surgemail/top_home.htm

free for 5 user personal use!

> 2. It appears that you can only share files with everyone and cannot
specify
> user names. I have mapped 'central PC' drive onto the other machine but
this
> makes the folders/files available to all.
>
> .

95/98/ME only do this way
XP will let you set perms but its a bit of a drag with no domain.
A LINUX system with SAMBA might be the answer.

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> Muzz
> reply to uglyduck NOT spamfrog
>
>

David Wade wrote:

>
> You can change the path in Outlook Express.
>
> Tools -> Options -> Maintenance -> Store Folders
>
> BUT only one user can use at once. For a proper server

Tried it in OE but as soon as you specify a network drive the OK button
greys out.

Muzz
reply to uglyduck NOT spamfrog