Outlook Express doesn't allow it's messages storage files to be shared
across a network:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=199074
OLEXP: Cannot Store Outlook Express Messages on Removable Media
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=240659
OLEXP: Cannot Store Outlook Express Mail on a Network Share
That leaves several choices:
Your ISP may offer a web interface that would allow you to read your mail
via your web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape). If not, you
might be able to use
http://www.mailstart.com or
http://www.mail2web.com or
similar services for this function (if your ISP allows outside access to
their POP3 mail server).
Set your computers to leave a copy of mail on the server so all your
messages will be available for download by both machines. Set one of the
machines to remove mail from the server after (xx) days so that it doesn't
pile up.
Ask your ISP if his email server supports IMAP clients; if the server
supports webmail, there's a chance it supports IMAP also. If it does,
problem solved! Reset both machines to use IMAP for receiving; IMAP stores
mail on the email SERVER at your ISP, giving both machines the ability to
view all email from anywhere (including out of town with a notebook via
dialup). Mail deleted at one machine deletes from the server and this
change is reflected on both.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=264580
OLEXP: How to Configure Outlook Express for an IMAP Server
Hal
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