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SantistaS - 24 Mar 2008 18:03 GMT

I use Outlook 2003 and would like to send automatically a copy of every
message to another account, as a backup.

Is that possible? How?

Thanks,

Santistas

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VanguardLH - 24 Mar 2008 19:18 GMT

>I use Outlook 2003 and would like to send automatically a copy of every
>message to another account, as a backup.
>
> Is that possible? How?

- In Outlook, use a rule to forward.

- In your account using the webmail interface to it, check if forwarding
is a server-side function.

- In the other account to which you want to forward a copy, check if it
lets you define other accounts from which to yank e-mails. If so, make
sure it has an option to leave a copy of the e-mails on the original
mail server so they don't disappear from there and you begin to wonder
where the hell your e-mails went (and forget they are getting yanked
elsewhere).

Server-side functions to foward or yank e-mails are preferrable since
the action is committed immediately, not whenever you happen to load
Outlook. Make sure the e-mails can get past the server- and client-side
anti-spam filters.

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Brian Tillman - 24 Mar 2008 20:46 GMT

> I use Outlook 2003 and would like to send automatically a copy of
> every message to another account, as a backup.
>
> Is that possible? How?

Vanguard explained the process, but what he didn't say is that the method is
a poor what of making a backup. Why do you wish to make a backup using the
method you've described?

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SantistaS - 24 Mar 2008 21:06 GMT

Hi Brian,

The reason is that I can read these messages everywhere, using webmail,
even when I'm not with my laptop.

Is it not a good method?

SantistaS

>> I use Outlook 2003 and would like to send automatically a copy of
>> every message to another account, as a backup.
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> is a poor what of making a backup. Why do you wish to make a backup using
> the method you've described?

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VanguardLH - 24 Mar 2008 22:43 GMT

> The reason is that I can read these messages everywhere, using
> webmail, even when I'm not with my laptop.

So the first account doesn't provide a webmail interface to your
mailbox? Who would be that e-mail provider of your first account?

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