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Paul P in NZ
What is the best way to set up a users laptop to receive
mail, when it used onsite and offsite.
I have another client who has a new laptop with a
Vodafone Mobilize Card. The PC uses Outlook 2002 which
communicates with their Exchange2000 in the office. This
particular user is a packrat when it comes to his Inbox.
Whilst inhouse this doesn't present a problem, however
now that he has activated his Vodafone modem, he wishes
to receive and send mail from wherever. I have configured
Outlook to retreive mail from the Exchange server using a
POP3 account. This means that when he connects remotely
for the first time, Outlook will try download the headers
for all ±3000 messages from his mailbox. I averted this
dilemma by moving all but the last two days worth of
messages to a newly created "Older Messages" folder
whilst still on the office network.
This means that only a small numbers of headers (about
50) need to come down. This all appeared to work okay,
but when I shutdown Outlook, disconnected and
reconnected, restarted Outlook, it started downloading
from the beginning again.
Also these messages appear as duplicates in the inbox. If
you delete these duplicates, the original also gets
deleted when reconnected via the LAN.
1. Have I selected the right offsite option?
2. Would opting for an IMAP config be better than POP3 in
this scenario?
3. If not, what have I overlooked or not configured
correctly?
4. Is this duplication result normal, can it be avoided?
I have .OST and .PST files stored on the C:drive for this
machine, as well as Offline Files enabled.
I look forward to some feedback on these.
P.
mail, when it used onsite and offsite.
I have another client who has a new laptop with a
Vodafone Mobilize Card. The PC uses Outlook 2002 which
communicates with their Exchange2000 in the office. This
particular user is a packrat when it comes to his Inbox.
Whilst inhouse this doesn't present a problem, however
now that he has activated his Vodafone modem, he wishes
to receive and send mail from wherever. I have configured
Outlook to retreive mail from the Exchange server using a
POP3 account. This means that when he connects remotely
for the first time, Outlook will try download the headers
for all ±3000 messages from his mailbox. I averted this
dilemma by moving all but the last two days worth of
messages to a newly created "Older Messages" folder
whilst still on the office network.
This means that only a small numbers of headers (about
50) need to come down. This all appeared to work okay,
but when I shutdown Outlook, disconnected and
reconnected, restarted Outlook, it started downloading
from the beginning again.
Also these messages appear as duplicates in the inbox. If
you delete these duplicates, the original also gets
deleted when reconnected via the LAN.
1. Have I selected the right offsite option?
2. Would opting for an IMAP config be better than POP3 in
this scenario?
3. If not, what have I overlooked or not configured
correctly?
4. Is this duplication result normal, can it be avoided?
I have .OST and .PST files stored on the C:drive for this
machine, as well as Offline Files enabled.
I look forward to some feedback on these.
P.