Comments on: Keeping Email Synced On Multiple Computers

By: James

James — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:33:07 +0000

Lisa, you have missed the point somewhat. What I am talking about is syncing email/contacts/calendar between multiple devices. Anyway the result is that after having researched and tried to find an alternative, I have now bitten my lip and paid Plaxo the annual premium (they have just started to charge for the first time) as afterall this has worked very well for me for several years now. I was just trying to see whether there was a free alternative on this site but drew a blank.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:35:22 +0000

web-based email is much more convenient than traditional email services

By: James

James — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:49:02 +0000

Following up on previous…after now spending hours on setting this up and testing it is apparent that it’s not for me for the following reasons:
1. I could already see my hotmail email in my Outlook because I have an old address before they stopped this a few years back. Therefore I didn’t need the Outlook connector to do this.
2. I am heavily reliant upon Outlook for work emails/contacts/calendar and also for personal POP3,hotmail,gmail too, syncing a shared contacts and calendar by using Plaxo. It would appear that I cannot do this using WL and the Outlook connector as contacts/calendar remain separate to my Personal folders.
3. Sure emails from my POP3 and gmail can appear in my Hotmail now, but if I send email from my POP3 it doesn’t appear in my Outlook sent folder which is no good to me.
I can only assume that the appropriate way for me to do this and replace Plaxo is to go for a hosted Outlook solution?

By: James

James — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:09:16 +0000

Hi Rich
I have just found out that my present ISP does not allow redirection. So I guess I will have to change to another? Could this be WL even?

…..continuing on with further thoughts…

1. What is the drawback issue you speak of by having to use a hotmail address?
2. Can I still use Outlook on client machines or is there a better even? Or do I have to do everything in the cloud?
3. How do I ensure back up and archive (.pst) remains?
4. Assuming I have multiple email accounts (my own POP3, hotmail, gmail etc ) aimed at WL (if this is possible even ?) when I compose can I still select a FROM account/address? With a searate signature for each?
5. Can I still use RULES to send incoming mail to different folders or out of office rules…independantly of whichever account?
I’m sure there are hundreds more questions but that should do it for now…can you anticipate/think of anything else even?
Seriously though this is a real help to me and much appreciated.
James

By: James

James — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:21:24 +0000

Hi Rich Menga
Thanks so much; this appears fantastic. I have now contacted my personal m domain registrar to ask how I go about redirecting my existing domain (website and email) to WL. And I guess I can also aim my Gmail to WL too? Seriously though, are there any drawbacks? Bearing in mind I want to sync all this to all my devices including moblie with ActiveSync. And to share my calendar/contacts on one platform just like Plaxo does. And then there’s my company hoseted exchange Outlook/email etc (hosted by Naastar) – can this be tied in also whilst sharing calendar/contacts? It all seems too perfect/free… Appreciate your assistance/advice.

By: Rich Menga

Rich Menga — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:36:09 +0000

Use the Windows Live Mail email client. It is a local client that syncs contacts, calendar and email all in one. Accessible via client, web and mobile.

In addition, with the WL Mail client you can back everything up locally using the free KLS Mail Backup.

WL Mail covers all the bases. It is currently the only client that syncs mail, calendar and contacts all in one – for free. The only drawback is that you must use a Hotmail/MSN/Windows Live email address, but if you can get past that, it all works flawlessly. Microsoft is currently the only one that has a client that covers all the bases without any out-of-pocket expense.

By: James

James — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:12:42 +0000

It’s not just mail sync which is required though, I want my contacts and callendar also synced. And now today I see Plaxo are going to start to charge for this which has been free to date. It appears that there is no free way of syncing mail,contacts,calendar (notes & tasks even) with fixed and mobile devices without going to the cloud, is there? And then there’s the problem of multiple email accounts to sync on each device also as I have….hotmail, gmail, POP3 off own domain, corporate MSExchange

By: Samuell

Samuell — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:08:00 +0000

My question is how do you set Thunderbird to use IMAP?
I have multiple Gmail accounts and use Thunder bird to avoid the constant log in and out to se and send messages from each. So how do I set up Thunderbird so the same emails I see on my home computer show up on my laptop?
Right now if I check my email on my laptop the emails get stored there and then don’t show up on my PC. So now I have to go back and forth between the two which is more annoying then logging in and out of Gmail.
All the server settings in the accounts are set to leave the emails on the server until deleted, but that’s not working.

By: Don Orr

Don Orr — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:20:42 +0000

A solution that I have used for years with great success is a software addon called OsaSync. This program syncronizes Outlook on two or more computers in the background. Email that are sunced to the second computer have the option of being marked as read or unread allowing them to be highlighted once synced. Contacts, sent items, etc. are moved to their respective folders and the operation works in both directions. If I am on the road with my laptop, as soon as I return home and hook up to my home network, all the email my wife has received automatically sync with my Outlook. Support is fast and friendly, but it does take a bit of work to set up at the front end.

By: Dagan

Dagan — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:34:54 +0000

I just wanted to say that I love this site