How to enable the multiple identities

In Outlook Express i had an option of creating identities,
which seems to be missing in Windows Mail. How can
i enable that option?

I know i can use different accounts but i'd like to
separate the mailboxes more.

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Regards
Konrad Viltersten
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IT-Consultant
Fujitsu Systems
0730 - 700 418

Windows Mail doesn't have that option, neither does Windows
Live Mail. The latter does set up separate folders for each account.
You can achieve a similar effect in Windows Mail by using message
rules to sort incoming mail into separate folders.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"K Viltersten" <tmp1@viltersten.com> wrote in message news:Oo2bGoFYIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> In Outlook Express i had an option of creating identities, which seems to be missing in Windows Mail. How can
> i enable that option?
>
> I know i can use different accounts but i'd like to separate the mailboxes more.
>
> --
>
> Regards
> Konrad Viltersten
> --------------------------------
> IT-Consultant
> Fujitsu Systems
> 0730 - 700 418
>
>

There are no identities in Windows Mail.

The newer Windows Live Mail has separate Inboxes, etc. for each account..

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http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

"K Viltersten" <tmp1@viltersten.com> wrote in message
news:Oo2bGoFYIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> In Outlook Express i had an option of creating identities, which seems to
> be missing in Windows Mail. How can
> i enable that option?
>
> I know i can use different accounts but i'd like to separate the mailboxes
> more.
>
> --
>
> Regards
> Konrad Viltersten
> --------------------------------
> IT-Consultant
> Fujitsu Systems
> 0730 - 700 418
>
>

> Windows Mail doesn't have that option, neither does Windows
> Live Mail. The latter does set up separate folders for each account.
> You can achieve a similar effect in Windows Mail by using message
> rules to sort incoming mail into separate folders.


The main problem i have is that i'd like to send from
different accounts as well. While that's possible to
do by changing the option at the top of the window,
i'll tend to forget to change it with the effect that the
mail will be sent from the wrong identity.

Can that be remedied somehow? Can i run two
different instances of Windows Mail? Then i
could have each of them for one identity... What
do you think?

--

Regards
Konrad Viltersten
--------------------------------
IT-Consultant
Fujitsu Systems
0730 - 700 418

"K Viltersten" <tmp1@viltersten.com> wrote in message
news:OR8Zp0GYIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Windows Mail doesn't have that option, neither does Windows
>> Live Mail. The latter does set up separate folders for each account.
>> You can achieve a similar effect in Windows Mail by using message
>> rules to sort incoming mail into separate folders.
>
>
> The main problem i have is that i'd like to send from different accounts
> as well. While that's possible to do by changing the option at the top of
> the window, i'll tend to forget to change it with the effect that the
> mail will be sent from the wrong identity.
>
> Can that be remedied somehow? Can i run two
> different instances of Windows Mail? Then i could have each of them for
> one identity... What
> do you think?
>
> --
>
> Regards
> Konrad Viltersten
> --------------------------------
You can have one setup for Windows Mail for each user account.
So if you're willing to use two user accounts under Vista, you can
separate them that way.

The problem is not so much with replies and forwards but
with originating a new email. Windows Mail always chooses
the default account for that. Yes, you can manually chose a
different 'From' identity, but like you say, it is easy to forget
that step. Windows Live Mail has more intelligence in this
regard because it chooses the identity associated with the
currently selected account. All standard folders in WLM are
associated with a specific account.

Your only other options are to use a separate Windows user
login for each account, or to purchase a separate add-on:
http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs/

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"K Viltersten" <tmp1@viltersten.com> wrote in message news:OR8Zp0GYIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Windows Mail doesn't have that option, neither does Windows
>> Live Mail. The latter does set up separate folders for each account.
>> You can achieve a similar effect in Windows Mail by using message
>> rules to sort incoming mail into separate folders.
>
>
> The main problem i have is that i'd like to send from different accounts as well. While that's possible to do by changing the
> option at the top of the window, i'll tend to forget to change it with the effect that the
> mail will be sent from the wrong identity.
>
> Can that be remedied somehow? Can i run two
> different instances of Windows Mail? Then i could have each of them for one identity... What
> do you think?
>
> --
>
> Regards
> Konrad Viltersten
> --------------------------------
> IT-Consultant
> Fujitsu Systems
> 0730 - 700 418
>
>

"K Viltersten" <tmp1@viltersten.com> wrote in message
news:OR8Zp0GYIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Windows Mail doesn't have that option, neither does Windows
>> Live Mail. The latter does set up separate folders for each account.
>> You can achieve a similar effect in Windows Mail by using message
>> rules to sort incoming mail into separate folders.
>
> The main problem i have is that i'd like to send from different accounts
> as well. While that's possible to do by changing the option at the top of
> the window, i'll tend to forget to change it with the effect that the
> mail will be sent from the wrong identity.
>
> Can that be remedied somehow? Can i run two
> different instances of Windows Mail? Then i could have each of them for
> one identity... What
> do you think?


Four possibilities:

1. Use different Windows Users

2. Make new folders and make a message rule like this:

Apply this rule after the message arrives
Where the message is from the mail.fjsmjs.com account
Move it to the fjsmjs folder
and Stop processing more rules

3. Use Windows Live Mail which has separate folders for each account:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

4. Buy WMIDs http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs/Default.aspx

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 3:19 AM
Subject: Re: How to enable the multiple identities


> The problem is not so much with replies and forwards but
> with originating a new email. Windows Mail always chooses
> the default account for that. Yes, you can manually chose a
> different 'From' identity, but like you say, it is easy to forget
> that step. Windows Live Mail has more intelligence in this
> regard because it chooses the identity associated with the
> currently selected account. All standard folders in WLM are
> associated with a specific account.
>
> Your only other options are to use a separate Windows user
> login for each account, or to purchase a separate add-on:
> http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs/


Ok, i think i'll try the WMID software. Hopefully, it does
what i need. Thank you for the tip!

Regards
Konrad Viltersten
--------------------------------
IT-Consultant
Fujitsu Systems
0730 - 700 418

You're welcome.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"K Viltersten" <tmp1@viltersten.com> wrote in message news:uhSyf5MYIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid>
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 3:19 AM
> Subject: Re: How to enable the multiple identities
>
>
>> The problem is not so much with replies and forwards but
>> with originating a new email. Windows Mail always chooses
>> the default account for that. Yes, you can manually chose a
>> different 'From' identity, but like you say, it is easy to forget
>> that step. Windows Live Mail has more intelligence in this
>> regard because it chooses the identity associated with the
>> currently selected account. All standard folders in WLM are
>> associated with a specific account.
>>
>> Your only other options are to use a separate Windows user
>> login for each account, or to purchase a separate add-on:
>> http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs/
>
>
> Ok, i think i'll try the WMID software. Hopefully, it does
> what i need. Thank you for the tip!
>
> Regards
> Konrad Viltersten
> --------------------------------
> IT-Consultant
> Fujitsu Systems
> 0730 - 700 418
>
>