Redkop

Is it possible to re-direct mail from my main account in Outlook Express to another PC on my network? My IP is Eclipse and each PC has it's own email account.

Thanks

stevencotton

Not using your mail client you can't. Any redirection at that level will need to be done with your ISP if you want another account to get it instead.

ajm

Are you using POP mail? As Steve said, the only way you can get mail on a different PC is to configure that PC to collect mail from your POP account (and stop the other PC from doing so).

Does your ISP allow you unix shell access? If so you can set up .forward (depending on OS and sendmail) files to redirect mail at server level to one of your other email addresses. Failing that do they offer any sort of Web control panel that might have a mail forwarding feature?

Fig

You can set up a rule in Outlook Express to forward the mail to another email address, but the person you forward to would not be able to reply to the sender directly (as you would be the sender of each message). Can get around this if they forward the message to the email address of the person who sent it to you.

suba

or how about using a multiple pop3 email client like www.incredimail.com or www.thebat.co.uk.

Redkop

Yep I am using POP3 and how would I stop the other PC from doing so?

A what? I rang my IP and the guy I spoke to said... If I went to OE on my laptop then > Tools > Accounts > Mail > Add > Mail and set up account through Wizard ie. Name, email addy, Incoming & Outgoing [the IP mail addy for this] of my main email account from this PC - I could access it and/or Switch Identities to get it.
Not sure what you mean Fig.

I need to know a solution pretty quickly, as this fookin' PC is about to conk out and is going in for repair tomorrow and could be away a few days

stevencotton

Just use a client that can pop mail from multiple accounts as suba said. You can do a hell of a lot better the OE anyway - I should imagine

Fig

Lynne,

Sorry, message rules will only work if your PC is switched on to receive the mail and send it on.

Easiest way is to create a new mail account on your colleagues PC with settings to match those on your machine.

Redkop

I have accessed my User Manager account of my IP and under my main email details is this. Does it mean that I have the facility to forward mail to another addy?

Fig

Yes

Redkop

whoooo hooooo

suba

so resolved now?

Redkop

Not yet, haven't tried it. Another question, how do I back up and save all messages and contacts? I have some very important emails that I don't want to lose if anything goes **** up.

Redkop

Forget that, I have found another thread http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=335371 that tells you how. But what the hell is CSV??

suba

CSV is just a file exension, i think.

Fig

CommaSeperated Values, so called because the entries in your address book are saved with a comma seperating each part of the entry (icluding any blank fields) This file keeps the info in a format that can be opened by Excel and can also be re-imported into Outlook/Outlook Express.

Redkop

Think I will save it as TXTand CSV to be on the safe side.