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Merge Outlook inboxes

A coworker has a Windows 2000 box that was originally set up with just the administrative user. The Outlook inbox was configured under that login. Outlook's data files were redirected to be in c:\outlookdata.

Later the user created another Windows user login, and set up Outlook to access the same e-mail account.

The trouble is: e-mails that have been downloaded while logged in as the administrator are not visible when logged in as the other user, and vice versa, though they come from the same e-mail account.

Is there any way to make these two Windows logins share one Outlook inbox?

My initial suggestion was to give up on Outlook and use Pegasus, but he's hoping there will be a way to do this.

Any suggestions?

Thanks -- b.r.t.

BozzoCage

Outlook or Outlook Express?
You can "merge" them simply by IMPORTING all messages from old location.

Two users can share same inbox if they use same folder/.pst file. If you need help setting anyone of these, just say so.

Regards,
BozzoCage

TSO Fong

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BozzoCage --

It's Outlook Express 2000.

Is the .pst file the same as the .dbx file in 2000? (e.g. inbox.dbx) How do you point them to the same file?

Thanks.

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TSO Fong

ASKER

Thanks, BozzoCage.

He says he'll try it tonight and let me know tomorrow. You'll hear from me then.

-- b.r.t.

TSO Fong

ASKER

Right on the money, BozzoCage. Thanks for the help!

BozzoCage

You'r welcome ;)