Help With Outlook 2000 1

[bobnplano]

I am using Outlook 2000 on my desktop at home with Windows XP Home Edition & want to use Outlook on my laptop as well. I have Outlook 2000 on my laptop using Windows XP Professional. I want to be able to send email from my laptop using Outlook 2000 without it retrieving email onto my laptop. In other words, I want all my incoming mail to go to my desktop only. Is there a way to configure my laptop so as not to retrieve email at all and still allow me to send email? I also see that you can set Outlook to save a copy of the emails on the server. Does this mean that I could allow the emails to come in to my laptop & still allow my desktop to retrieve them as well? I just don't want my desktop to miss any emails.

Thanks,

Bob

 

[rwylie81]

In tools->Send/Recieve settings -> Define Send and Receive Groups, click on edit for the default group, and deselect Send mail items.

 

[JockMullin]

I think bobwylie meant 'deselect Receive Mail Items', which would do what you want.

However the option to leave a copy of the emails on the server does work and means they will be there for your desktop to pick up (and delete). However it also means if the desktop gets there first the laptop won't get to see them, but it seems you wouldn't mind that.

Jock

 

[bobnplano]

Jack,

Thanks a bunch. That sounds like exactly what I wanted to do. I didn't want my desktop to miss any emails while at the same time I don't care whether they come onto my laptop at all. I just wanted to use Outlook to send my emails. You help is most helpful & I thank you very much.

Bob