Outlook on multiple machines accessing same mailbox?

[MDesigner]

I have a desktop machine which is my primary machine..and it has Outlook on it. I have a laptop as well, and I have Outlook for it as well but would like it to access my primary machine's mailbox..and be able to sync up e-mails. That way if I'm out of town checking e-mails and saving them to folders, when I get back home, it will make sure the desktop's mailboxes are up to date.

I don't have an Exchange server and am not interested in getting it. I need some other solution. Any ideas? Could I just set up my laptop's Outlook to use the .pst files located over the network on my desktop..and then turn on Offline Files? So when I'm out of town and check email, then go home, it will sync the .pst files? Or is there a better way?

Thanks in advance.

 

[MDesigner]

bumposity

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

How about using Remote Desktop, assuming you're using XP?

 

[scorp00]

What I do is leave the mail on the server whenever i'm checking from a machine other than my main machine. Then when I get on my main machine it takes all of the mail off of the server.

 

[MDesigner]

Remote Desktop? Nah. I like having it in the tray & having the instant (well, checks every 5 min) notification of new email.

I think Outlook 2003 (which is what I have) has folder sharing over a network. I'll have to research it some more..

 

[MDesigner]

scorp00: Good solution. But what if I send emails and I want those in my "Sent Items" on my main machine?

I guess I could hop on the laptop and just use Z:\.....\Outlook.pst (where Z: is mapped to my main machine) as my mailbox...and set the Outlook.pst and related files as offline files.

 

[doan]

If your email provider supports IMAP that will make your like easy. All the mail (including sent items) is stored on their server. You can optionally keep a local copy too.

 

[MDesigner]

IMAP isn't an option.. I have way way wayyy too many e-mails (like several hundred MB worth). Thanks for the suggestion though.