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[DW]

I just began to use Outlook (I used to use outlook express). Here are two
questions.

In the setting, I check the "Leave a copy on the server". However, it seems
not being honored. After I access the email from one computer, if access my
account from another computer, the email does seem to be on the server
anymore. How do I make it stick?

I normally access my email from a couple of different computers. How could
I "synchronized" the emails, contact and calendar among these computers?

Thanks
DW

 

[Brian Tillman]

I just began to use Outlook (I used to use outlook express). Here are
two questions.

Here's one for you: what version of Outlook?

In the setting, I check the "Leave a copy on the server". However, it
seems not being honored. After I access the email from one computer,
if access my account from another computer, the email does seem to be
on the server anymore. How do I make it stick?

Does your mail service have a web interface so you can check to see if the
messages are, indeed, still on the server?

I normally access my email from a couple of different computers. How
could I "synchronized" the emails, contact and calendar among these
computers?

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm

 

[DW]

Here's one for you: what version of Outlook?

Outlook 2003 (11.6359.6369) SP1

Does your mail service have a web interface so you can check to see if
the messages are, indeed, still on the server?

It is pop3 mail. Yes. there is web access to the mail. Unfortunately, I
just tried to log-in the web e-mail access. The server seems to be
having problem

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm

Thanks for the pointer.

 

[DW]

I finally got in my eMail through web access. There is nothing there.
That means even if I check the "Leave a copy on server" in advance
setting, Outlook 2003 did not leave anything on the server.

DW

 

[Brian Tillman]

I finally got in my eMail through web access. There is nothing there.
That means even if I check the "Leave a copy on server" in advance
setting, Outlook 2003 did not leave anything on the server.

Send yourself some mail and then exist Outlook. Now check via web to see if
the message is there. When it appears, start Outlook and see if it
downloads the message and whether or not the message disappears from the
server using the web interface. If so, your conjecture about Outlook
deleting the message would be correct, even though I have a hard time
believing that's what's really happening. Make sure you also don't have
another mail client running (like Outlook Express) that is downloading the
mail and deleting it.