Brian Tillman wrote:
wrote:

So my question for you MVPs is, can I do this with Outlook? Will I
ever be able to? Is the MS Live going to be this kind of an option?
Did I vent in the proper forum? I have done my research in the
groups here, and I would like some more insight on why MS has not
developed this possibility more. Thanks!!!

You can do it right now, if you don't mind running Outlook on only one PC at
a time. The method has been posted in this newsgroup quite a few times.
Google Groups is your friend. Here's one of the times it has been posted:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlook.general/msg/b125a143faef3ad5
--
Brian Tillman

I've seen that post, and I do mind. I need to be able to use Outlook
freely on all our home computers without restriction. That's why I
wrote about being frustrated at all of the options I've seen; none of
them enable home users to use Outlook over a network seamlessly without
resorting to Exchange.

BTW, Google & I are great friends.

Thanks anyway,
Michelle

Outlook is meant for Exchange servers. Being available for home users is a
plus, but the extra features available using Exchange are not included,
including being able to natively share. Third party solution providers
count on Microsoft to not cater to this need. Once they do, just wait for
the hue and cry from them.

--�
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, asked:

| Brian Tillman wrote:
|| wrote:
||
||| So my question for you MVPs is, can I do this with Outlook? Will I
||| ever be able to? Is the MS Live going to be this kind of an option?
||| Did I vent in the proper forum? I have done my research in the
||| groups here, and I would like some more insight on why MS has not
||| developed this possibility more. Thanks!!!
||
|| You can do it right now, if you don't mind running Outlook on only
|| one PC at a time. The method has been posted in this newsgroup
|| quite a few times. Google Groups is your friend. Here's one of the
|| times it has been posted:
||
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlook.general/msg/b125a143faef3ad5
|| --
|| Brian Tillman
|
| I've seen that post, and I do mind. I need to be able to use Outlook
| freely on all our home computers without restriction. That's why I
| wrote about being frustrated at all of the options I've seen; none of
| them enable home users to use Outlook over a network seamlessly
| without resorting to Exchange.
|
| BTW, Google & I are great friends.
|
| Thanks anyway,
| Michelle

Thank you for the insight, I appreciate it!

Michelle


Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
Outlook is meant for Exchange servers. Being available for home users is a
plus, but the extra features available using Exchange are not included,
including being able to natively share. Third party solution providers
count on Microsoft to not cater to this need. Once they do, just wait for
the hue and cry from them.

--�
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, asked:

| Brian Tillman wrote:
|| wrote:
||
||| So my question for you MVPs is, can I do this with Outlook? Will I
||| ever be able to? Is the MS Live going to be this kind of an option?
||| Did I vent in the proper forum? I have done my research in the
||| groups here, and I would like some more insight on why MS has not
||| developed this possibility more. Thanks!!!
||
|| You can do it right now, if you don't mind running Outlook on only
|| one PC at a time. The method has been posted in this newsgroup
|| quite a few times. Google Groups is your friend. Here's one of the
|| times it has been posted:
||
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlook.general/msg/b125a143faef3ad5
|| --
|| Brian Tillman
|
| I've seen that post, and I do mind. I need to be able to use Outlook
| freely on all our home computers without restriction. That's why I
| wrote about being frustrated at all of the options I've seen; none of
| them enable home users to use Outlook over a network seamlessly
| without resorting to Exchange.
|
| BTW, Google & I are great friends.
|
| Thanks anyway,
| Michelle

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I need to be able to use Outlook freely on all our home computers without
restriction. That's why I
wrote about being frustrated at all of the options I've seen; none of
them enable home users to use Outlook over a network seamlessly without
resorting to Exchange.



If you don't need to share calendars or use public folders, then there are
several free mail servers you could use. here's one of them:
http://email.about.com/cs/winserverr.../mercury32.htm

I'm sure you will find others if you google for them.

HTH

wrote:

I've seen that post, and I do mind. I need to be able to use Outlook
freely on all our home computers without restriction. That's why I
wrote about being frustrated at all of the options I've seen; none of
them enable home users to use Outlook over a network seamlessly
without resorting to Exchange.

Well, I use that method seamlessly all the time. I find it no inconvenience
at all to be logged into only one instance of Outlook.

Outlook was never designed to reference the same data store from multiple
instances without hosting that data store on a server. So, get yourself a
Hotmail Premium account (quite inexpensive) and make that server your
default location. Then you'll be able to use it seamlessly
--
Brian Tillman

"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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wrote:

I've seen that post, and I do mind. I need to be able to use Outlook
freely on all our home computers without restriction. That's why I
wrote about being frustrated at all of the options I've seen; none of
them enable home users to use Outlook over a network seamlessly
without resorting to Exchange.

Well, I use that method seamlessly all the time. I find it no
inconvenience at all to be logged into only one instance of Outlook.

Outlook was never designed to reference the same data store from multiple
instances without hosting that data store on a server. So, get yourself a
Hotmail Premium account (quite inexpensive) and make that server your
default location. Then you'll be able to use it seamlessly
--
Brian Tillman


Or the OP could set up one of the several free mail servers
available.........