[RcR6]

I have been searching for a way to get sent msg's from Outlook on one pc to show up or be sync'd to another. When I work from home I would love to see what was sent from my office and vice versa. Ideas? I can't seem to find the solution.

[mphenterprises]

RcR6, on 22 September 2009 - 09:15 PM, said:

I have been searching for a way to get sent msg's from Outlook on one pc to show up or be sync'd to another. When I work from home I would love to see what was sent from my office and vice versa. Ideas? I can't seem to find the solution.

Hi rcr and welcome to the PCWorld Communities.





Depending on the way your work manages emails (i.e. uses Exchange Server), you may not have the ability to do what you want.

Most corporations use Microsoft Exchange Server to manage the flow of company emails. They also lock down access to said emails to only those that are on the company network. For example, you would only have access to the company emails if you are:

- In the company office
- Connected remotely via a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection
- Using OWA (Outlook Web Access)
- using a Blackberry device



So the first thing you should check is how your work manages company emails.




If you find that emails are not managed as listed above, you can create multiple email accounts within whichever Outlook email client you are using. All you would need to know is the exact information (incoming mail server, outgoing mail server, etc.). Once you find that out, you can create as many email accounts as your heart desires on one or all of your Outlook installations. If you set up Outlook to send and receive every x minutes, you would simply have to close Outlook on whatever computer you are not using.

[RcR6]

I do have multiple accounts and use rules to separate the various accounts. There is no exchange server involved, just Pop accounts. My main interest is to get the sent messages from one pc over to another, and actually a third if possible. I know how to get the incoming msg's on all 3 and manage that, its the sent messages that is the concern. I've been cc'ng myself, but that's not as clean as it might be.
Thx.

mphenterprises, on 22 September 2009 - 06:47 PM, said:

RcR6, on 22 September 2009 - 09:15 PM, said:

I have been searching for a way to get sent msg's from Outlook on one pc to show up or be sync'd to another. When I work from home I would love to see what was sent from my office and vice versa. Ideas? I can't seem to find the solution.

Hi rcr and welcome to the PCWorld Communities.


Depending on the way your work manages emails (i.e. uses Exchange Server), you may not have the ability to do what you want.

Most corporations use Microsoft Exchange Server to manage the flow of company emails. They also lock down access to said emails to only those that are on the company network. For example, you would only have access to the company emails if you are:

- In the company office
- Connected remotely via a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection
- Using OWA (Outlook Web Access)
- using a Blackberry device

So the first thing you should check is how your work manages company emails.


If you find that emails are not managed as listed above, you can create multiple email accounts within whichever Outlook email client you are using. All you would need to know is the exact information (incoming mail server, outgoing mail server, etc.). Once you find that out, you can create as many email accounts as your heart desires on one or all of your Outlook installations. If you set up Outlook to send and receive every x minutes, you would simply have to close Outlook on whatever computer you are not using.

[smax013]

RcR6, on 22 September 2009 - 10:17 PM, said:

I do have multiple accounts and use rules to separate the various accounts. There is no exchange server involved, just Pop accounts. My main interest is to get the sent messages from one pc over to another, and actually a third if possible. I know how to get the incoming msg's on all 3 and manage that, its the sent messages that is the concern. I've been cc'ng myself, but that's not as clean as it might be.
Thx.

Unfortunately, there is no "elegant" method to do it with POP3 accounts. Basically, you will have to choose a "brute force" method: a) CC your self or put the Outlook database on a flash drive and either just copy it to each computer or setup Outlook on each computer to use that database on the flash drive or c) export the sent folder each time you leave a computer and import it into the next computer.

Now, if you setup and use an IMAP account, then you can achieve this. You still have to make sure that Outlook puts the sent messages in the appropriate IMAP synced folder, but it can be done.