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    Syning Latop and Desktop emails

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by pb187, Jan 14, 2005.

  1. pb187

    pb187 Notebook Guru

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    I just bought and IBM T42 laptop and was wondering what software I should use to sync my Outlook emails between them?
     
    pb187, Jan 14, 2005
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    Did you want to sync the whole Outlook file, or just the e-mails?
     
    ReverendDC, Jan 16, 2005
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    I think just the emails. I have Outlook Express on my desktop and Outlook on my Laptop. I need to transfer my OE files to my Outlook files on my laptop. Plus, going forward, I would like to sync my emails between my laptop and desktop
     
    pb187, Jan 16, 2005
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  4. Brian

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    I've never found a very easy way to do this. You might consider leaving the messages on the server with one machine, but that doesn't solve the problem for messages that are already in the inbox of the primary computer. Microsoft doesn't provide a good way to "sync" a notebook with a PC.

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    Brian, Jan 16, 2005
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    Are there any other email programs other than Microsoft Outlook that syncing is eaiser?
     
    pb187, Jan 17, 2005
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    The best thing is to use Exhcange with a VPN connection, but I don't know if that's an option for you.

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    Brian, Jan 17, 2005
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    Probably the easiest way to get them from one machine to the other is to forward them to yourself, then download the messages again on the desired machine and client. It is a little time consuming, but it gets the job done.
     
    ReverendDC, Jan 18, 2005
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    Using a web client is another option.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, Jan 18, 2005
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Brian
     
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    Check out www.synchpst.com

    I've never tried it personally, but I do know it was mentioned in a recent issue of MSDN magazine. I'll be loading it up real soon (S6231 comes tomorrow!!) so I'll pass on my experiences soon.
     
    dml48, Jan 18, 2005
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