Re: 5 Users, 1 PC & Outlook Express?

From: Al (agra1@ihug.co.nz)
Date: 10/07/02 

From: "Al" <agra1@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 06:53:07 +1300

I will try this.

THANKS Colon.

"Colon Terminus" <Colon_Terminus@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:zFgo9.22018$Lg2.5678662@news2.news.adelphia.net...
>
> Sure you can and while you're at it, you might wanna have a common
Internet
> Explorer file cache too.
>
> Create a new folder, give it any name you like, but for purposes of
> illustration let's name it "Family Shared". Without the quotes, of course.
> Within the "Family Shared" folder, create two sub-folders. Name one "IE"
for
> Internet Explorer and name the other "OE" for Outlook Express.
>
> Now have each family member, whilst in Outlook Express, click
> Tools|Options|Maintenance then click on the "Store Folder" button. Change
> the message Store Location to "C:\Family Shared\OE" and OK everything all
> the way back out. There, that takes care of a common message store for
> Outlook Express.
>
> Now, have each family member, whilst in Internet Explorer, clock
> Tools|Internet Options|General then click on Temporary Internet Files
> "Settings" button (it's on the right hand side, in the middle of the
dialog
> box). At this point, you might want to adjust the amount of disk space
used
> or storing IE temp files, IE is quite aggressive in claiming your disk
space
> for temporary crap. Click on the "Move Folder" button. In the "Browse for
> Folder" dialog box, point it to "C:\Family Shared\IE". OK everything all
the
> way back out.
>
> There 'ya go!
>
> "Al" <agra1@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:anr68h$mne$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > We have 1 standalone PC here running Win2k.
> >
> > It has about 6 users, each with their own logon. (family situation)
> >
> > Their is one dialup internet connection which they have
> > access to and one email account for the whole family.
> >
> > The problem each when each user runs outlook express
> > it runs a seperate instance of outlook express for each user.
> >
> > IE: if it is setup for joe, when mike runs it he also has to
> > set it up, and gets his own inbox.dbx files etc etc.
> >
> > Is their a way they can share it?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > - Al
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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