Not receiving all e-mails on both computers

Just got a new Laptop (Vista Windows Mail) to replace my desktop
(Outlook Express), and am using the same ISP, and have noticed that
while both computers share the mail servers, neither computer receives
all of the e-mails sent thru the server. I uninstalled MacAfee and got
some improvement. If I close out the desktop mail accounts will this
problem be solved?


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gminfla

That's how a POP Account works, the last computer to connect to the server
gets whatever email was there at the time, the mail is then deleted from the
server. To fix this, enable both machine to "Leave a copy of mail on the
server". Set one of the machines (makes no difference which one) to "Delete
mail from server after (xx) days" so it doesn't pile up and run you out of
server space.

Hal
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Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"gminfla" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:9af9d2ba80ed900f977b4483198714d1@nntp-gateway.com...
>
> Just got a new Laptop (Vista Windows Mail) to replace my desktop
> (Outlook Express), and am using the same ISP, and have noticed that
> while both computers share the mail servers, neither computer receives
> all of the e-mails sent thru the server. I uninstalled MacAfee and got
> some improvement. If I close out the desktop mail accounts will this
> problem be solved?
>
>
> --
> gminfla

That's how a POP Account works, the last computer to connect to the server
gets whatever email was there at the time, the mail is then deleted from the
server. To fix this, enable both machine to "Leave a copy of mail on the
server". Set one of the machines (makes no difference which one) to "Delete
mail from server after (xx) days" so it doesn't pile up and run you out of
server space.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"gminfla" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:9af9d2ba80ed900f977b4483198714d1@nntp-gateway.com...
>
> Just got a new Laptop (Vista Windows Mail) to replace my desktop
> (Outlook Express), and am using the same ISP, and have noticed that
> while both computers share the mail servers, neither computer receives
> all of the e-mails sent thru the server. I uninstalled MacAfee and got
> some improvement. If I close out the desktop mail accounts will this
> problem be solved?
>
>
> --
> gminfla

If both computers are checking the same email account, whichever
one completes its email download first will make those emails
unavailable to the second PC. To fix that problem, go to Tools,
Accounts, select your mail account, Properties, Advanced,
enable "Leave a copy of messages on server." Depending on how
much server space your ISP allows, you may want to select one or
both of the two associated 'remove' options.

Repeat the above on the second computer.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"gminfla" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:9af9d2ba80ed900f977b4483198714d1@nntp-gateway.com...
>
> Just got a new Laptop (Vista Windows Mail) to replace my desktop
> (Outlook Express), and am using the same ISP, and have noticed that
> while both computers share the mail servers, neither computer receives
> all of the e-mails sent thru the server. I uninstalled MacAfee and got
> some improvement. If I close out the desktop mail accounts will this
> problem be solved?
>
>
> --
> gminfla

If both computers are checking the same email account, whichever
one completes its email download first will make those emails
unavailable to the second PC. To fix that problem, go to Tools,
Accounts, select your mail account, Properties, Advanced,
enable "Leave a copy of messages on server." Depending on how
much server space your ISP allows, you may want to select one or
both of the two associated 'remove' options.

Repeat the above on the second computer.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"gminfla" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:9af9d2ba80ed900f977b4483198714d1@nntp-gateway.com...
>
> Just got a new Laptop (Vista Windows Mail) to replace my desktop
> (Outlook Express), and am using the same ISP, and have noticed that
> while both computers share the mail servers, neither computer receives
> all of the e-mails sent thru the server. I uninstalled MacAfee and got
> some improvement. If I close out the desktop mail accounts will this
> problem be solved?
>
>
> --
> gminfla

Thanks for the quick response.


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gminfla

Thanks for the quick response.


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gminfla

You're very welcome.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"gminfla" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:c452663416ab6ce246010a1b68fce621@nntp-gateway.com...
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> Thanks for the quick response.
>
>
> --
> gminfla

You're very welcome.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"gminfla" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:c452663416ab6ce246010a1b68fce621@nntp-gateway.com...
>
> Thanks for the quick response.
>
>
> --
> gminfla