Multiple machines (remote and connected) seeing the same emails.

posted Jun 28 '09 at 6:06 pm

What I want to do is to be able
to use/see my emails where ever I am in the world be it on multiple
machines within my network, connected to the internet remotely (where I
would like to be able to download new emails and manage emails) and
also when not connected to the internet read a local copy on my laptop
and when reconnected to the internet or internal to my network update
the central database with my changes I made to the local copy whilst
offline.

Mercury/32 can provide access to your mail stored on the Mercury/32 server either via IMAP4 or POP3. Outlook can cache the IMAP4 mail folder for processing offline. Mercury/32 will not automatically change anything that you have done offline but that might be a function of Outlook, I really do not use Outlook all that much.

FWIW, I have both PMail & Mercury/32 IMAP4 and Squirrelmail access to my system when on travel and I copy my current mailbox to my laptop when going on the road. when using a slow or costly connection I generally get the mail via POP3 (MercuryD) and send via the SMTP client (MercuryC). This means I am only on-line for a few minutes for mail processing.

I have also installed Mercury/32 on the laptop so I can send/receive my mail from my home system bypassing all port blocks. Work I have done on the laptop is sent to a transfer folder and moved back to the main system when connected to the lan.

<blockquote>What I want to do is to be able to use/see my emails where ever I am in the world be it on multiple machines within my network, connected to the internet remotely (where I would like to be able to download new emails and manage emails) and also when not connected to the internet read a local copy on my laptop and when reconnected to the internet or internal to my network update the central database with my changes I made to the local copy whilst offline.</blockquote>&nbsp;Mercury/32 can provide access to your mail stored on the Mercury/32 server either via IMAP4 or POP3.&nbsp; Outlook can cache the IMAP4 mail folder for processing offline.&nbsp; Mercury/32 will not automatically change anything that you have done offline but that might be a function of Outlook, I really do not use Outlook all that much.FWIW, I have both PMail &amp; Mercury/32 IMAP4 and Squirrelmail access to my system when on travel and I copy my current mailbox to my laptop when&nbsp; going on the road. when using a slow or costly connection I generally get the mail via POP3 (MercuryD) and send via the SMTP client (MercuryC).&nbsp; This means I am only on-line for a few minutes for mail processing. I have also installed Mercury/32 on the laptop so I can send/receive my mail from my home system bypassing all port blocks.&nbsp; Work I have done on the laptop is sent to a transfer folder and moved back to the main system when connected to the lan.&nbsp;

Simon

posted Jun 28 '09 at 5:21 pm

I have a number of computers on a network. I have a server which handles many tasks like network drives, backups etc. I have a fixed IP address so can always if necessary remotely log in to my network for various reasons.

At present I access all my emails using Outlook from one computer which connects to the ISP directly using POP3 (inbound) and SMTP (outbound).

What I want to do is to be able to use/see my emails where ever I am in the world be it on multiple machines within my network, connected to the internet remotely (where I would like to be able to download new emails and manage emails) and also when not connected to the internet read a local copy on my laptop and when reconnected to the internet or internal to my network update the central database with my changes I made to the local copy whilst offline.

Essentially when I am travelling I need to be able to see all my emails (whilst on business) even when not connected to the internet and also this is a time when I get to manage the emails (often off line) and then I would like this to update the main email servers copy at a later date when reconnected. Also the ability to download new emails from the servers copy to the local copy whilst remote is required.

What would like to know is is this possible with Mercury and possibly Pmail, at present I use Outlook although I have no particular allegiance to any one product. I do know this is possible as I have worked at a company that allowed me to work in this way and I believe that this was using Microsoft Exchange.

The next question which I will need answering if the answer to the above is yes (and hopefully a description in general terms) on how to achieve this will be how to take my present outlook emails and put then onto the email server.

Regards

Simon

I have a number of computers on a network. I have a server which handles many tasks like network drives, backups etc. I have a fixed IP address so can always if necessary remotely log in to my network for various reasons. &nbsp; At present I access all my emails using Outlook from one computer which connects to the ISP directly using POP3 (inbound) and SMTP (outbound). &nbsp; What I want to do is to be able to use/see my emails where ever I am in the world be it on multiple machines within my network, connected to the internet remotely (where I would like to be able to download new emails and manage emails) and also when not connected to the internet read a local copy on my laptop and when reconnected to the internet or internal to my network update the central database with my changes I made to the local copy whilst offline. &nbsp; Essentially when I am travelling I need to be able to see all my emails (whilst on business) even when not connected to the internet and also this is a time when I get to manage the emails (often off line) and then I would like this to update the main email servers copy at a later date when reconnected. Also the ability to download new emails from the servers copy to the local copy whilst remote is required. &nbsp; What would like to know is is this possible with Mercury and possibly Pmail, at present I use Outlook although I have no particular allegiance to any one product. I do know this is possible as I have worked at a company that allowed me to work in this way and I believe that this was using Microsoft Exchange. &nbsp; The next question which I will need answering if the answer to the above is yes (and hopefully a description in general terms) on how to achieve this will be how to take my present outlook emails and put then onto the email server. &nbsp; Regards &nbsp; Simon

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