Pocket PC to sync outlook 'tween two PCs
May 29, 2006 2:45 AM Subscribe
Using Pocket PC to sync Outlook between two PCs. Wont allow In-box to sync
I am trying to use a pocket PC to sync my work and home PCs. It will copy over the diary and contacts in Outlook. However, it will not allow syncing of the in box between two PCs. Whats do I do to sync the inbox in outlook between two PCs. I have been through the remote access route, and copying PST files but there must be a better way.
I am trying to use a pocket PC to sync my work and home PCs. It will copy over the diary and contacts in Outlook. However, it will not allow syncing of the in box between two PCs. Whats do I do to sync the inbox in outlook between two PCs. I have been through the remote access route, and copying PST files but there must be a better way.
This wasn't possible on Activesync 3.8, and things get worse on Activesync 4.x - it won't sync calendars or contacts between two PCs either.
How about something like ShareO to sync the folders at source?
posted by viama at 3:05 AM on May 29, 2006
How about something like ShareO to sync the folders at source?
posted by viama at 3:05 AM on May 29, 2006
The answer might be to set up an intermediary exchange account (Mail2web Live is a service that offers these for free) and set activesync and your desktops to all sync to that.
posted by ed\26h at 5:12 AM on May 29, 2006
posted by ed\26h at 5:12 AM on May 29, 2006
Set up both your home and work PCs and your ppc to access your email account via IMAP. This way all the messages are left on the server and each client will always see the current account state. "Leave messages on server" and POP is a good idea, but I always ended up losing some email somewhere regardless, or worse, one of the machines would periodically re-download months of already read messages, and I would end up with 5 or 6 duplicates of every message.
This is really what IMAP was designed for, and if the account is provided by work, your administrator will love you for even asking how to set that up, because it will reduce the load on the server.
posted by Mr. Gunn at 8:52 AM on May 29, 2006
This is really what IMAP was designed for, and if the account is provided by work, your administrator will love you for even asking how to set that up, because it will reduce the load on the server.
posted by Mr. Gunn at 8:52 AM on May 29, 2006
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posted by strawberryviagra at 3:01 AM on May 29, 2006