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    Receiving emails on two networked computers

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by rikkitikkitavi89, Aug 4, 2005.

  1. rikkitikkitavi89

    rikkitikkitavi89 Notebook Geek

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    Good morning everybody :p

    OK, here's the scenario. We have wireless networking throughout our home. I only use my laptop now, but I have the same email address on our main desktop and my laptop. Recently, on my laptop, I received an email saying something about "Over-Quota: Warning- Your email storage capacity has been exceeded. Please save then delete your emails, or you will no longer be able to receive new ones." I scratched my head when I got that email, because I usually always deleted old emails in my inbox!! Then it dawned on me- check on the desktop computer. Lo and behold- about 60 emails that I had received already on my laptop! I cleared it out entirely. Is there a way to keep emails from coming into the desktop that I no longer use?

    Thanks ;)
     
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    rikkitikkitavi89 Notebook Geek

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    Is the only solution to delete the email program on the desktop?
     
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    In Outlook, or whatever email program you use, there's an option when you use POP accounts to either download the email or leave a copy on the server. It sounds like your notebook is set to leave on the server, which is why your PC is getting a copy of everything. It appears to be set to download, since this solved your quota problem. If you don't need a copy of your mail on the PC, switch your notebook to download and that should solve the issue.
     
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    rikkitikkitavi89 Notebook Geek

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    Thank you, but how do I set my notebook to download?
     
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    Brian!! Where did you go??!
     
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    Where do I choose between POP server accounts and being able to download?
     
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    Please don't rapid fire post like that, it's abusive and makes people more inclined to ignore you than help you.

    What email program are you using? It will be in teh account setup options.
     
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