Re: Multiple Outlook accounts

From: CadAps (CadAps_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/20/05 

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:47:04 -0800

Oliver & Brain,

  Thanks so much for the help. Was wondering why I could not get the mail
via Yahoo mail. It would seam that having Yahoo linked to Outlook is a bad
idea. Accessing email via a remote computer is no longer possible while it
is linked to Outlook ????

Thanks again,
Chuck Coleman

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> CadAps <CadAps@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > - Currently have Hotmail linked to Outlook....everything is fine
> > including sub-folders.
> >
> > - Recently tried to link a Yahoo! email account to the same Outlook
> > session.
> >
> > - Sending/ receiving fine, but there are no sub-folders and it is
> > throwing the mail into a general "inbox." Would like to be able to
> > create a folder that says "Yahoo" and link it to that email account,
> > (Hotmail has a folder that says "Hotmail" and contains all of my
> > sub-folders).
>
> The difference is that the Hotmail account is an HTTP (WebDAV) account and
> the messages remain in the Hotmail server, with Outlook presenting you a
> view into that remote message store. The Yahoo! account, on the other hand,
> is a POP account and messages generally don't remain on the POP server.
> They get downloaded to your Inbox.
>
> You can create a rule that will move those messages to another folder, which
> you can label "Yahoo", if you'd like.
> --
> Brian Tillman
>
>

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