Outlook offline folders as different user

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Mark

Hi,

On my laptop I connect to the Microsoft Exchange server
in my office. When I'm at home I use the same machine,
but log onto a different user profile on the machine.
(there are 2 profiles - 'home' and 'work') Obviously this
brings up a different desktop etc.

Essenially I want to synchronise my work emails so that
when I'm out of the office I can read my work emails. I
know how to do this by using offline folders/ setting up
a send/ receive group - but how do I access this
information when i log onto the 'home' setup?

I am using Windows XP Pro and Outlooks XP Pro
 
Mark said:
On my laptop I connect to the Microsoft Exchange server
in my office. When I'm at home I use the same machine,
but log onto a different user profile on the machine.
(there are 2 profiles - 'home' and 'work') Obviously this
brings up a different desktop etc.
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It doesn't have to. You can have one Windows username and two mail
profiles. That's what I do. I connect to my work from home using a VPN
client, so that I actually join my work's intranet. When I start Outlook,
it asks me which profile I want to use. When I'm via the VPN, I use the
"work" profile, which connects to the Exchange server (with no local PST).
When I'm not connected via VPN, I'm using my broadband connection to the
Internet and use the "home" mail profile to read personal mail (using a
local PST as the default delivery location). Both of these are done under
the same Windows username.
Essenially I want to synchronise my work emails so that
when I'm out of the office I can read my work emails.
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I personally wouldn't do any sort of syncing, since that implies pulling
messages from the Exchange server to your local machine. You don't want any
Exchange mail being placed in a file local to your home computer or you
won't be able to access it while you're at work.
I
know how to do this by using offline folders/ setting up
a send/ receive group - but how do I access this
information when i log onto the 'home' setup?
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Since the OST is profile-specific, I don't think you can, unless you're
willing to mix personal and work mail on your Exchange server, since a
profile can only have one Inbox.
 
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