Re: Shared inbox

From: Mike R <Mike>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 04:33:07 -0700

This is my first 'toe in the water' using the MS Community forum and I got the answer I was looking for after 2 minutes of surfing (and it worked)! Thank you. Like many people, I am a Vista 'novice' and this is very useful forum ...

Supplimentary to Franks comments regarding how to set up Windows Mail so that two differnet acccount users, sharing the same machine but a single e-mail address, can both have equal access to all e-mail in-box activity; make sure that you check the box to 'Leave a copy on the server' but from within each user acccount set up screens. This will ensure that, whichever account holder logs on first to pick up e-mails, all in-box history will be viewable by each individual account user.

You may also wish to note that, even if an individual account holder deletes or moves an in-box message to a sub folder within their own Windows Mail account, the e-mail is NOT deleted or moved from any other account users in-box. In short, if you are not happy that other account users will see e-mails sent specifically for your attention, then don't use a shared e-mail address!

Lastly, in terms of Shared In-box, I would be cautious of pursuing DGuess's solution of entering the Registry to set up the accounts to use the same settings and databases. MS Help suggests that tweaking Registry settings is only for 'Experienced Users' able to operate at a Program level and I certainly don't qualify in that category ...... This would be a route to explore, I guess, if you also wanted to establish shared access to Windows Mail Contacts, Outbox and In-box subfolders, etc.

Mike R

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

> "dianetoo" <dianetoo_at_discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C902ECCB-473B-4391-9728-C1B4F68DA93B_at_microsoft.com...
> > My husband and I share an email addy. With Outlook Express on Windows XP
> > we
> > used to be able to share our inbox. So it didn't matter which account you
> > were on when you read in the mail, it stayed there for the other to see.
> > Now
> > that we've moved to Vista and Windows Mail, we can't seem to do this. If
> > he
> > reads in the mail, he may get some messages that were meant for me and
> > v.v.
> > We've tried synchronizing but that doesn't do anything.
> >
> > Do you know if we can share an inbox and how to do it? Thanks.
>
> Tools | Accounts
> Double click the account.
> On the advanced tab check the box to leave a copy on the server and the box
> below it.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> Do not send mail.
>
Received on Thu Nov 01 2007 - 04:33:07 PDT