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by dewi.lloyd

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We have recently connected our small (4 PCs) network to the internet using ADSL. Previously I used a dial-up connection to send and retrieve mail from one PC. We now have the option of using mail (Outlook at present) from any PC, unfortunately I can see no way of keeping track of sent or recieved mail as it could reside on any of the PCs on the network. We currently use only one domain e-mail account. Does anyone have any ideas ?

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by acattr

1. You basically need a mail server to handle your email. As all email comes and goes thru that server, you can archieve all messages from there. For such a small network a Microsoft Exchange server would be a waste of money.

Two email server alternatives. there are more on the net.
http://www.icewarp.com/
http://www.merak-mail-server.com/Products/Merak_Mail_Server/

2. You can setup a rule on each individual machine to forward a copy of recieved emails to a particular mailbox. Outlook - tools - rules wizard. But you can't make rules for mail sent.

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