Re: Outlook & Eircom.net Emails
hi there plan2change:
1) I'd say that you don't want to hog mail_server space (very valuable) with your own e-mail or burst your own personal quota. All you want to do is be able to view your incoming mail for a reasonable period, say 10-20 days. (If everybody wanted to store their mail on ISP servers indefinately, the system would collapse for obvious reasons.)
2) When you use Outlook (Express??), you actually download your e-mail to the machine/PC you have used to connect to your ISP's mail servers. Your mail is there, in your Inbox (or whichever off-line folder you have decided to store it in) but it's in your local machine.
3) You can instruct Outlook Express to retain your messages on the server, after you have read them:
Go to Tools/Accounts/Mail.
Double-click on your eircom mail account tab.
Click on the "Advanced" tab.
At the bottom of this page, you will find a Delivery section.
Check the box which says "Leave a copy of messages on server"
Also make sure to set "Remove from server after (x) days" a reasonable period, depending on the volumn and size of your e-mail and attachements. (I'd say no longer than 15 days).
Can i recommend that ppl who like to check their mail on-line, pleeze use
mail2web.
this is a great service, and superior to eircom's, or other ISP webmail. You have the option of setting up your own mail2web Homepage, where you can check mail from many sources. leaving all mail on it's server.
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Brilliant when you're on the move!!!