Multi email accounts

[tvrbob]

Help

My ISP allows multiple email accounts but last time I tried to use this facility I ended up having to log off and log back on to separate Windows accounts every time I needed to access the separate email accounts. I was using Win98 in those days.

Now running WinXP Pro, email by Outlook Express. If I set up another email account am I going to be forced to also have separate Windows user accounts?

[Plotloss]

No.

[thepassenger]

No. Not used Outbreak Express for a while but I think it's Tools > Accounts and just make a new one.

Out of interest what mail client and OS were you using where you could only check one mail account per Windows user?

[bez_uk]

try thunderbird though... (its free) looks prettier than outlook express and has nice built in junk mail filter (outlook express requires a downloaded patch).

www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/

[Gaffer]

thepassenger said:

No. Not used Outbreak Express for a while but I think it's Tools > Accounts and just make a new one.

True. You can also specify when composing a new mail which account it is to be sent from.

Claire

[tvrbob]

All sorted, two new accounts set up. Thanks for the help.

[mondeohdear]

I've got multiple email accounts set up in Outlook 2000 and a really wierd thing happened to mine and I was wondering if anybody else had noticed this.

The scenario went like this.

* account A is default
* account B created using same login but different details to send out mail shot
* email sent using Excel goes out from account B
* account A reset to default
* email sent out on account A as expected
* email recieved on account A
* reply accidentally sent out on account B even though A is still the default

I hope this makes sense. I won't confuse matters by trying to explain why I had the two addresses set up on the same account.

[thepassenger]

mondeohdear said:

I hope this makes sense. I won't confuse matters by trying to explain why I had the two addresses set up on the same account.

If it's just a once off then I'd suggest you might have either had the the 'B' account folder selected or perhaps hit the down arrow whilst the 'account' box was selected?

If it's doing it all the time... I'm not overly sure I'm affraid.

[mondeohdear]

thepassenger said:

mondeohdear said:

I hope this makes sense. I won't confuse matters by trying to explain why I had the two addresses set up on the same account.

If it's just a once off then I'd suggest you might have either had the the 'B' account folder selected or perhaps hit the down arrow whilst the 'account' box was selected?

If it's doing it all the time... I'm not overly sure I'm affraid.

No, it happened consistently and it was repeatable under test conditions. The only solution I've found is exporting account B after the bulk email and then reimporting it if necessary. Just a bit inconvenient and something I'll have to remember to check very carefully when I do the next bulk email.