Re: Replicating E-mail?

My two penny's worth ..

-- The idea behind POP is that the client downloads the message (or at least 
the header) and stores it locally. That is how the various versions of 
"offline mode" work. The "do not delete from server" or "leave on server" 
settings in OE and Thunderbird both work just fine, and have options to 
control when the message is actually deleted.

-- if the laptop is provided by your employer, I would avoid putting 
personal stuff on it, and use an IMAP or webmail email. I have had to deal 
with several laptops from remote staff who kept all kinds of personal stuff 
on them, and it was invariably troublesome when the machine gets upgraded or 
when the user leaves the company.
--> As an aside, I think gmail is great, and have tons of invites if anyone 
wants one. 

-- If you must use a POP client, I recommend Thunderbird. The Thunderbird 
spam filter it works pretty well after the first few days when you have to 
train it.

Take care.

On 5/16/05, daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> In the near future it looks like I will most likely find myself using a
> laptop PC more and more from both home and away. I currently use Outlook
> Express as my mail client on my desktop PC. This is for personal use, not
> work. At work we've got Lotus Notes and it's easy to create a replica, use
> either the desktop or laptop, and then replicate to get them in sync.
> 
> Notes gets the job done but it's overkill for just personal e-mail. I'm
> interested in a low cost solution. I have no allegiance to Outlook Express
> but I do want something that will run on Windows-XP and is easy to use.
> Any ideas, recommendations, etc.? Thanks.
>