Outlook 2003 - Mailbox (username) not shown?

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Mark - 29 Nov 2006 02:14 GMT

I use Outlook 2003 both at work (server) and at home (POP3). On the work
machine, new mail goes to a folder called "Mailbox - (my username)". The
Personal Folders are shown separately on the folder tree.

At home, there is no "Mailbox" folder, and all mail goes to the Inbox which
is part of the Personal Folders tree.

Is this simply a difference between the Server version of Outlook 2003 and
the "home" version?

I've searched numerous forums and the only direction I can find is to go to
Tools-Accounts, and pick the destination of new mail delivery. On the home
machine, there is no drop down option for "Mailbox", only Personal Folders.
This leads me to believe the option is not available on a non-server
installation.

I think the "Mailbox" folder tree is much cleaner and easier to navigate
than having the Inbox, etc. buried halfway down in Personal Folders.

Thanks for any help or direction.

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Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I] - 29 Nov 2006 02:49 GMT

"Mailbox - (my username)" is only available when using the Exchange Server
service; with any other e-mail service provider, POP3, IMAP, etc, your only
storage location is Personal Folders. If you switch from POP3 to IMAP
(you're connecting to an Exchange Server and it supports both services),
you'll still be storing to a .PST, however, the folder tree will be the same
as your Exchange mailbox. Note that non-mail folders like contacts, tasks,
notes, etc. will be represented as mail folders and the contents may not be
useable for their normal purpose. There are no "Server" and "Home" versions
of Outlook, the difference you see is solely due to the e-mail service
provider (Exchange, POP3, IMAP). You might want to chat with your work IT
department to see if they've enabled the Exchange Server to do RPC over
HTTP; if so, you should be able to run Outlook in Exchange Server mode from
home. You could also do this by creating a VPN tunnel to your office
network.

Hal

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> I use Outlook 2003 both at work (server) and at home (POP3). On the work
> machine, new mail goes to a folder called "Mailbox - (my username)". The
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> Thanks for any help or direction.

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