What happened to my email?

MrZ · September 19th, 2007, 8:03 PM

So I have a company and personal laptop. I went on vacation for a week and set my company email up on my personal laptop. I didn't ge a chance to check my email on vacation but I just got in and I haven't received email since 9/12 (that is when I left).

Can anyone tell me why my email hasn't come through in 6 days on either my personal or company laptops. Now that I'm back, I'm receiving emails. I check my email using MS Outlook.

Thanks
Dan

nathon · September 20th, 2007, 7:55 AM

There is no way this could happen unless there was another computer checking your emai or you did not receive email. Try using IMAP instead of POP3. IMAP doesn't download the email off the server, it always stores it on the server so you can check the email from multiple locations/computers.

MrZ · September 22nd, 2007, 12:50 PM

I think that may have been the problem. How do I IMAP? I have Outlook 2003.

swintec · September 22nd, 2007, 9:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nathon

There is no way this could happen unless there was another computer checking your emai or you did not receive email. Try using IMAP instead of POP3. IMAP doesn't download the email off the server, it always stores it on the server so you can check the email from multiple locations/computers.

POP3 also has the option to leave a copy of the message on the server.

nathon · September 27th, 2007, 12:02 PM

POP3 does have the option to leave a copy on the server but if you delete the email from one computer it will not remove it from another.

To use IMAP in outlook just recreate the account and choose IMAP instead of POP3

September 19th, 2007, 8:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
MrZ Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Sep 2005 7 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	What happened to my email? So I have a company and personal laptop. I went on vacation for a week and set my company email up on my personal laptop. I didn't ge a chance to check my email on vacation but I just got in and I haven't received email since 9/12 (that is when I left). Can anyone tell me why my email hasn't come through in 6 days on either my personal or company laptops. Now that I'm back, I'm receiving emails. I check my email using MS Outlook. Thanks Dan

September 27th, 2007, 12:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
nathon Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in Sep 2007 Lives in ~root 111 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 12 times	POP3 does have the option to leave a copy on the server but if you delete the email from one computer it will not remove it from another. To use IMAP in outlook just recreate the account and choose IMAP instead of POP3 __________________ I'm proud to say I never have and never will use vista

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

September 20th, 2007, 7:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
nathon Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in Sep 2007 Lives in ~root 111 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 12 times	There is no way this could happen unless there was another computer checking your emai or you did not receive email. Try using IMAP instead of POP3. IMAP doesn't download the email off the server, it always stores it on the server so you can check the email from multiple locations/computers.

September 22nd, 2007, 12:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
MrZ Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Sep 2005 7 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	I think that may have been the problem. How do I IMAP? I have Outlook 2003.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)