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Can I set my Outlook to jump between two SMTP servers
I have a laptop that I have email configured on. I go between work and home. My connection is wireless. At home I'm with a different ISP than at work. Is there a way I can set my outlook to automatically switch between the two SMTP server vice manually having to change it? Thanks in advance.
ISoul
You're not able to use one or the other SMTP server at both locations?
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Open the Mail Setup dialog box.
How?
In Microsoft Windows XP
In Control Panel, double-click User Accounts, and then click Mail.
Note If you are using Control Panel classic view, double-click Mail.
In Microsoft Windows 2000
In Control Panel, double-click Mail.
Note The Mail module won't appear unless you have Outlook installed and have run Outlook for the first time.
Click Show Profiles.
Click Add.
Type a name for the profile (Outlook e-mail profile: A profile is what Outlook uses to remember the e-mail accounts and the settings that tell Outlook where your e-mail is stored.), and then click OK.
You will then be able to add an e-mail account to use in your profile. Follow the directions on your screen.
Open the Mail Setup dialog box.
How?
In Microsoft Windows XP
In Control Panel, double-click User Accounts, and then click Mail.
Note If you are using Control Panel classic view, double-click Mail.
In Microsoft Windows 2000
In Control Panel, double-click Mail.
Note The Mail module won't appear unless you have Outlook installed and have run Outlook for the first time.
Click Show Profiles.
Click Add.
Type a name for the profile (Outlook e-mail profile: A profile is what Outlook uses to remember the e-mail accounts and the settings that tell Outlook where your e-mail is stored.), and then click OK.
You will then be able to add an e-mail account to use in your profile. Follow the directions on your screen.
So, you'll create a new profile...call it HOME. Then select "Prompt for profile to be used."
Andre...
Andre...
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ISoul, no. However if I change between them it will work.
AndreDekolta, that is what I'm doing now. I was just checking to see if there were an easier way.
AndreDekolta, that is what I'm doing now. I was just checking to see if there were an easier way.
Ok, then that is the way...blame that weekness on M$
Andre...
Andre...
You could give this a try if you want... change the outgoing SMTP port to something other than 25.
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Thanks for your prompt responses. Lets hope Microsoft keeps something like this in mind when they come out with newer verions of Outlook and Outlook Express. Thanks again.
Yup, it would nice to switch between ISPs on-the-fly. Makes sense for both productivity and usability. But, we're are at the mercy of M$!!! Ugh! At home, I have two separate machines. One Linux, One M$. I try to force my usage of the Linux box, but I find that I miss out on too much stuff. Sucks really...Linux is much better, powerful, and faster! But still too cumbersome for daily use by the average schmo...
Thanks!
Andre...
Thanks!
Andre...