How do I download email to windows mail on two different computers

[VooDooFairy]

I have a desktop and now a new laptop and I use windows mail for my default
email handler on each computer. However, it seems that I am only downloading
email messages to one or the other, meaning that whichever one I open first
gets all the new emails and the other does not find any of these new
messages. Have any of you encountered this problem? How do I fix it? Help
please!
Thanks,
Rebecca

 

[mac]

I have a desktop and now a new laptop and I use windows mail for my default
email handler on each computer. However, it seems that I am only
downloading
email messages to one or the other, meaning that whichever one I open
first
gets all the new emails and the other does not find any of these new
messages. Have any of you encountered this problem? How do I fix it?
Help
please!
Thanks,
Rebecca

Go to tools menu>accounts>select the account>properties>advanced tab.
Select the option to leave a copy of messages on the server.

You need to do this on both machines, it is advisable to set one of them to
remove messages from the server after a sensible number of days, (I use 21
days), or the online mailbox will fill and incoming mail will be bounced
back.

 

[VooDooFairy]

Hey Mac,
Thanks for the prompt response. However, I already have that option
checked in both computers---to leave a copy on the server and I opted to
delete the copy once deleted from my inbox. So are you aware of any other
potential source for this problem?
Thanks,
Rebecca

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Some mail providers don't honor that setting. Who provides your mail service?

 

[Dana]

I can actually help with this! I just subscribed to this moments ago. I
used to have this problem too.

Your email comes to you on a server (for example, mine is AT&T) and then
downloads to Windows mail. The problem is that your Windows mail is not
configured properly to save a copy of the message on the main server.
Because of this, as soon as it downloads, it is going to be only in the one
location.

To fix this, go into Tools, choose Accounts, and then click on the icon for
your default mail server. From there, choose Properties and then click on
the Advanced tab. The last option listed is to leave a message on the
server. Choose that option, and then you will have email messages saved on
the main server (that stay there) and that download to both computers.

Hope that helps.

Dana