Outlook question (mail on server) being used on multiple computers

[Mike Lowe]

Home computer and work computer both have Outlook set to leave mail on server. When I get into work, things work fine as all of the emails I received at home will redownload to my work computer.

But, any emails received while at work wont be on my home computer when I get home.

It really sucks when I forget to close Outlook at work because I wont receive emails at home or on my phone.

Why are they acting differently?

[lordscarlet]

Compare the settings between the two. A screenshot may help. My guess is one has a "leave messages on server" option checked and the other doesn't. I don't have a POP3 account setup in Outlook or I would check (I assume that is what you're using).

[DanGarion]

Just use Gmail and be done with it.

[sovereignstar v2]

Sounds like you should be using IMAP instead of POP. Not sure if whatever service you are using offers this, but Gmail does.

[Draft Dodger]

Originally Posted by Mike Lowe

It really sucks when I forget to close Outlook at work because I wont receive emails at home or on my phone.

this makes me wonder if you are deleting emails at work and have the "remove from server when I delete" box checked. Closing outlook on in and of itself shouldn't affect this...but it will delete your deleted items (it this option is checked)

[lordscarlet]

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

this makes me wonder if you are deleting emails at work and have the "remove from server when I delete" box checked. Closing outlook on in and of itself shouldn't affect this...but it will delete your deleted items (it this option is checked)

I believe you're misunderstanding what he's saying. I think the problem is that if he leaves outlook open it pull sin the new emails, and pulls them off the server. I don't believe it has anything to do with deletion, the problem is that its not leaving emails on the server when it pulls them down.