Two identies

[George W. Barrowcliff]

Is it possible to set up two email accounts with Outlook 6.0 such that two
separate icons could be placed on the desktop. clicking on icon 1 would
load Outlook with only the email account #1 messages and the same type of
action for icon 2?

The user does not want to switch identies and does not want the email
account messages to be mixed, otherwise I would just set up two email
accounts and leave one for manual updates. Unfortunately this mixes the
emails from the two different accounts.

TIA

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

I think you're referring to Outlook Express, not Outlook since there's no
Outlook v6.0. You might want to check an OE newsgroup for more info

 

[Guest]

Hi Vince.

I have the exact same question as George.
I am using Outlook 2002, and I have set up two e-mail accounts (want to do a
third), but want to be able to send / receive e-mails into seperate inbox. I
do not mind about switching identities(this is how it worked when i was using
outlook express). Any thoughts / ideas ? (please remember i am a novice).

best rgds

 

[Guest]

I too am having the same dilemma. My partner and I use the same computer for
our work, the same user i.d., etc. Switching computer users is an
unneccessary step. We just want our Outlook XP (as in Outlook Express) to
switch easily between MY account-- containing all of MY folders (Inbox,
drafts, sent, etc., plus my OWN reply-to, outgoing name, etc)--and HER
account containing all HER folders, mailbox, etc.

Jeepers. For software that is supposed to cater to small buisinesses, I find
the difficulty in (so far) setting up this basic fuction to be completely
unfathomable.

Googie

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have the exact same question as George.
I am using Outlook 2002, and I have set up two e-mail accounts (want
to do a third), but want to be able to send / receive e-mails into
seperate inbox. I do not mind about switching identities(this is how
it worked when i was using outlook express). Any thoughts / ideas ?
(please remember i am a novice).

All POP accounts receive mail into the same Inbox. You need to create other
folders and use mail to sort the incoming messages by account into those
other folders.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I too am having the same dilemma. My partner and I use the same
computer for our work, the same user i.d., etc.

Very poor practice.

Switching computer
users is an unneccessary step. We just want our Outlook XP (as in
Outlook Express)

Outlook XP is not the same as Outlook Express. Technically, there is no
such thing as Outlook XP. The Office XP suite contains Outlook 2002.

to switch easily between MY account-- containing all
of MY folders (Inbox, drafts, sent, etc., plus my OWN reply-to,
outgoing name, etc)--and HER account containing all HER folders,
mailbox, etc.

You need to create separate mail profiles, then. That's the only way to
accomplish what you want. Switching between profiles requires stopping and
restarting Outlook.

 

[Guest]

Hi Brian

Thankyou for your help.

I have been using OE for a number of years, so may be swayed by how easy
that seemed. My inbox was completley different to my wife's and also my sons,
albeit we had to change identities. (As i said in my earlier post, that would
not cause me any problems).

Could you explain further how I should go about the process you have
suggested, (novice by name, novice by nature).

Regards

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the tip; and for the assessment of our poor practices based upon
absolutely zero information about the nature, proportionality and respective
amount or frequency of our computer use.

Anyway-okay, sure, Outlook 2002 then. Well, as my partner prefers Outlook
Express (and uses the machine far less than I do), I think I've decided to
let her have the OE and I'll take the Outlook, which I prefer. I have a
personal address as well, but I'll just do that through webmail or maybe get
around to the profile thing if it gets cumbersome.

Goog

 

[George W. Barrowcliff]

OK Brian, how can I set up two profiles for Outlook 2002? Sorry, I
mis-spoke about IE6.

George

 

[Guest]

Hey Googie.

I think I have found the answer to our problems....!! The following was
posted on another forum;

'One thing that you can do is to have a different Outlook Profile for each
account.
Configure them in Control Panel -> Mail. Select Show Profiles then Add.
When you've done this, Outlook will ask you to select a profile when you
start it up.'

I sucsesfully set up three seperate accounts using this method. It does mean
selecting a profile when starting up outlook, but it keeps it all seperate. I
do hope this is of use to you.

Regards to all who had some input.

Novice

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have been using OE for a number of years, so may be swayed by how
easy that seemed. My inbox was completley different to my wife's and
also my sons, albeit we had to change identities. (As i said in my
earlier post, that would not cause me any problems).

Could you explain further how I should go about the process you have
suggested, (novice by name, novice by nature).

If you want everyone's mail to be completely separate, the best opton is to
give each person his or her own Windows login. [Aside: At my house, each
person has his or her own login and they are LIMITED accounts, with my
account being the only Administrator (and password protected) account so no
one but I can install software. I won't have the kids screwing up the PC by
allowing them to install whatever they want.] Each person logs in and
creates his or her own mail profile and then Outlook downloads the
individual's messages to a Personal Folders file kept in the Local Settings
folder tree for that person. [Another aside: I review the contents of those
PSTs from time to time by adding them to my mail profile. My kids have no
"right to privacy" when it comes to email.]

As an alternative to separate Windows logins, you can create separate mail
profiles under a single Windows login with the Mail applet in Control Panel.
Each mail profile can reference a unique PST. The option to ask which
profile Outlook should use when starting can be enabled so that when each
person starts Outlook, he or she can chose the correct profile to open.
This, too, will keep mail separate.

Lastly, all the accounts can be in the same mail profile and you can use the
Rules Wizard to create a rule that will examine the receiving account and
move the incoming message to a specific folder so that each individual's
mail is sorted to specific folders.

Is this clearer?

 

[Brian Tillman]

Thanks for the tip; and for the assessment of our poor practices
based upon absolutely zero information about the nature,
proportionality and respective amount or frequency of our computer
use.

It is always a poor practice in a business environment to share accounts on
a computer, regardless of the nature of what you do.

Anyway-okay, sure, Outlook 2002 then. Well, as my partner prefers
Outlook Express (and uses the machine far less than I do), I think
I've decided to let her have the OE and I'll take the Outlook, which
I prefer. I have a personal address as well, but I'll just do that
through webmail or maybe get around to the profile thing if it gets
cumbersome.

Once thing you may run into is that Outlook and Outlook Express may tussle a
little when it comes to dfetermining which mail program is the default
program, that can be addressed.

 

[Brian Tillman]

OK Brian, how can I set up two profiles for Outlook 2002? Sorry, I
mis-spoke about IE6.

In Control Panel, run the Mail appet. Click Show Profiles, then the Add
button. Follow the prompts. Select the option to have Outlook ask which
profile to use when it starts.