Wireless and E-mail

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My PC is wired to the router and the laptop is wireless. E-mail settings are
the same on both, but I never get the same e-mails on both computers. Is it
supposed to be that way or is something set wrong?
Thanks,
Dave

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"JimboLee2@NETZER0@.NET" <anon@pop.netzero.net> wrote in message
newsine.LNX.4.44.0404031858480.1391-100000@localhost...
> You might need to 'check' your POP3 server with 'Leave a copy of message
> on server'.

Would this need to be done on both computers and on all accounts?
Dave

>
> On Sat, 3 Apr 2004, Hairy wrote:
>
> > My PC is wired to the router and the laptop is wireless. E-mail settings
are
> > the same on both, but I never get the same e-mails on both computers. Is
it
> > supposed to be that way or is something set wrong?
> > Thanks,
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
>

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"JimboLee2@NETZER0@.NET" <anon@pop.netzero.net> wrote in message
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> Yes.
>

Thanks much,
Dave

> On Sat, 3 Apr 2004, Hairy wrote:
>
> >
> > "JimboLee2@NETZER0@.NET" <anon@pop.netzero.net> wrote in message
> > newsine.LNX.4.44.0404031858480.1391-100000@localhost...
> > > You might need to 'check' your POP3 server with 'Leave a copy of
message
> > > on server'.
> >
> > Would this need to be done on both computers and on all accounts?
> > Dave
> >
> > >
> > > On Sat, 3 Apr 2004, Hairy wrote:
> > >
> > > > My PC is wired to the router and the laptop is wireless. E-mail
settings
> > are
> > > > the same on both, but I never get the same e-mails on both
computers. Is
> > it
> > > > supposed to be that way or is something set wrong?
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>

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Hairy wrote:

>> You might need to 'check' your POP3 server with 'Leave a copy of message
>> on server'.
>
> Would this need to be done on both computers and on all accounts?
>

Yes

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dold@WirelessXa.usenet.us.com wrote:

> James Knott <bit_bucket@rogers.com> wrote:
>> available. I have my home computer set up to download all my mail and
>> run
>> my own IMAP server. Then no matter what computer/operating system/mail
>> client I use, they all see the same messages, including those that have
>> been filed into different folders.
>
> You're running your own server, so your setup is a little different.
> If IMAP was available at your ISP (it is on mine), do you use a set of
> folders on the server to hold your mail? Pop3 normally wants to load it
> all to the client, wiht the option of leaving it on the server as well.

If you're running IMAP, the messages stay on the server and are available to
all computers. You should be able to create folders on the server, as well
as local ones on the computer.
>
> What about when you are away from the house? If you can connect to the
> internet, IMAP would still be viable, but if you can't connect to the
> internet, do you have anything on your PC for offline access?

You should be able to configure your mail client to copy all the messages,
for reading off line.
>
> With POP3 download and leave a copy on the server, I've never felt the
> need
> to investigate IMAP. Is it just the extra synchronization of seeing the
> same folders on each client? I only have two, and I consider one to be
> the
> primary. I don't file anything on the other PC. In fact, I usually use
> the web interface if I'm not at my "main" computer. (SquirrelMail at my
> ISP.)

All the IMAP folders, including sent messages (assuming you configured your
mail client to place them on the IMAP server) are available to all
computers. This is the only way to ensure you can see all your messages on
any computer. I also use web mail on occasion and I have to remember to
send myself a copy, if I want one. Then, when I have access to my own
computers, I then have to manually move that copy to my "Sent" folder.

> (Not that this has anything to do with wireless.)

It also works over wireless. ;-)

In fact, during the warm weather, I often sit out on my balcony, with my
notebook computer and read my mail. I also read newsgroups, but that
requires connecting to the news client on my desktop computer, using ssh &
X, to run that instance, rather than use the news client on my notebook.

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