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Computer Hobbyist · 08-17-2002, 05:48 PM

I mean I download copies of emails mailed to the same account to two different machines. The ISP has an email server. If you elect to store emails on the ISP's email server until deleted, it will download to both machines as they log on. If you use netscape the ISP will keep the emails on his server until your delete them on your machine. If you use OE (IE's email package) you have the option of keeping your emails on your email server for a period of time after you download them to your machine or until you delete them from your machine. Both netscape and OE automatically delete emails that you have deleted from the ISP's server as soon as you delete them. OE just gives you the option of keeping them on the server for a length of time after you download. Think of it this way, you can either copy the email from the isp's email server or you can cut a email message from the server and paste it to your machine. If you do the later (which I would normally recommend) you can only download them once. If you do the former, you can download the same emails to both machines, unless you delete them from the first machine.

I am using Netscape 6.2.1 for Linux on this machine. I use OE on my office machine. On this machine you go to edit in the mail package > mail & newsgroup account settings >server settings and check leave messages on server and then check delete messages when deleted locally. OE has a similar set up, but I would have to look at the package to remember it exactly.
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08-17-2002, 05:48 PM	#8
Computer Hobbyist Member (11 bit) Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Blue Springs, MO Posts: 1,766	I mean I download copies of emails mailed to the same account to two different machines. The ISP has an email server. If you elect to store emails on the ISP's email server until deleted, it will download to both machines as they log on. If you use netscape the ISP will keep the emails on his server until your delete them on your machine. If you use OE (IE's email package) you have the option of keeping your emails on your email server for a period of time after you download them to your machine or until you delete them from your machine. Both netscape and OE automatically delete emails that you have deleted from the ISP's server as soon as you delete them. OE just gives you the option of keeping them on the server for a length of time after you download. Think of it this way, you can either copy the email from the isp's email server or you can cut a email message from the server and paste it to your machine. If you do the later (which I would normally recommend) you can only download them once. If you do the former, you can download the same emails to both machines, unless you delete them from the first machine. I am using Netscape 6.2.1 for Linux on this machine. I use OE on my office machine. On this machine you go to edit in the mail package > mail & newsgroup account settings >server settings and check leave messages on server and then check delete messages when deleted locally. OE has a similar set up, but I would have to look at the package to remember it exactly. CH Last edited by Computer Hobbyist; 08-17-2002 at 05:53 PM.