William-Erickson
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Can Outlook and Outlook Express share the same mailboxes?
Recently, I had my o/s upgraded to XP by an independent tech. He also installed MS suite, MS Outlook 2000 and Outlook Express 6. (Previously, I was using Netscape for email functions.) At his office, we discussed the pro/cons of Outlook vs. Outlook Express. He advocated that I use OE on a regular basis and for serving emails for Internet Explorer. I didn't want my incoming email going to two different repositories and he assured me that Outlook and OE would be able to share/read the same Inbox -- just like they shared access to the same Contacts file. It seemed to work at his office.
After I got the computer home, I experimented and could not get the desired results. EMail read in by Outlook only shows up in Outlook; likewise for OE. I called the tech back; he said he would fgiure out the right settings and get back to me. But, alas, I had already paid him (in order to get the machine out of his office) and here I sit.
I've read other, various responses and am getting the impression that Outlook and OE files have different extensions, folders, etc.
IS there such a way, some combination of settings, that allows Outlook and OE to share mailboxes (particularly Inbox) on the same machine (and same user)?
Thanks.
After I got the computer home, I experimented and could not get the desired results. EMail read in by Outlook only shows up in Outlook; likewise for OE. I called the tech back; he said he would fgiure out the right settings and get back to me. But, alas, I had already paid him (in order to get the machine out of his office) and here I sit.
I've read other, various responses and am getting the impression that Outlook and OE files have different extensions, folders, etc.
IS there such a way, some combination of settings, that allows Outlook and OE to share mailboxes (particularly Inbox) on the same machine (and same user)?
Thanks.
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2) This was my first.
3) I appreciate the answer even though it indicates that I simply can't do what I'd like.
4) At the risk of asking another question, why would anyone want to have both Outlook and Outlook Express on the same machine? ... and what are the advantages/disadvantages of one over the other?
William E.