Hi, I have 3 PC's that use the same wireless router to access the web and email. I want to be able to use any of the machines to view my email - would buying a NAS and setting the email client(s) to store mail on it work?

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• Mail is currently just downloaded through my ISP's POP3 server via Outlook Express. Problem is if I download a mail on Machine A, it is not visible when I check my mail on Machine B or C. Thats what I want. I'm looking at a NAS anyway and wondering if this would be an additional benefit - ie. another selling point to the financial controller (Mrs).
  
  To answer your other questions, yes all machines (2xlaptop, 1xdesktop) can "see" each other and share files between them.
  
  Thanks for the help.

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  by Radgie on December 31st, 2007

• Ok thats good enough. When you download the emails in outlook they get stored on PC-A's harddrive. Now PC-B and PC-C wont be able to see those emails because the folder is not being shared.
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  If you want yes you could use a NAS to store the emails(just replace PC-A with NAS in this example). If you want to save money just set PC-A (preferably the desktop) to always download your mail. Then have outlook on PC-B and C point to the shared mail folder on PC-A.
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  I have to go to work now but when I get back I will reply more in detail on how to do this.

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  by Oddjob on December 31st, 2007

• Many thanks. The "problem" is that the desktop isn't "always on" - pesky kids. Thats why I'm thinking the NAS could help.
  
  Its not a huge issue, just more of a musing really. Personally, I like the idea of keeping MY email on MY machine. The wife is less organised and wants to check her mail from whichever machine she is nearest to.
  
  Does lead me to ask another, possibly daft, question: What happens if I'm logged into two machines, receive, read and file an email on one then go to the other - whats happened to the email? Is it automatically filed in the same folder? How do I achieve that?

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  by Radgie on December 31st, 2007

• May I ask what email service you are using? I thought you wanted to have access to the mail from your network. If you just want to be able to access it from any computer the simplest way. Then what Atillion said would be the best route. It really all depends on you personally.

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  by Oddjob on December 31st, 2007

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• The thing is they he would have to download the emails each time to view them if he uses IMAP. Storing them on the Local Network will make accessing them much quicker.

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  by Oddjob on December 31st, 2007

• I'm not adverse to that. Sounds like a good solution actually. Will do some research into IMAP. Thanks for the idea.

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  by Radgie on December 31st, 2007

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