From: Gary VanderMolen on
Yes, it's a limitation of the POP protocol. That protocol is fairly
old, and it doesn't have all the features that the newer protocols have.
OTOH, that's also what makes it snappy.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP


"R" <someone(a)myspace.now> wrote in message
news:1B05B629-9FCA-414F-BF68-E478D678E157(a)microsoft.com...
> Oh I see...
>
> That's a pity, I would think that this is a "problem" a lot of people
> have.
>
> Thanks Gary
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <Gary(a)NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:%23ge8PLNsIHA.1316(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Syncing sent mail is not possible with a standard POP account.
>> It can be done with an IMAP account (Gmail, AOL) or a HTTP
>> account (Hotmail with WLM).
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>>
>>
>> "R" <someone(a)myspace.now> wrote in message
>> news:B634C755-4A33-4358-BAF3-AAD8CC0E14A8(a)microsoft.com...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I have a laptop and a desktop connected to a home network.
>>> I have the same mail accounts on both computers.
>>> Incoming mail is not a problem, both computers receive the same mail.
>>> But I want my SENT mail to appear on both computers.
>>> How can I synchronize so both sent and received mail are the same on
>>> both computers?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>

From: smlunatick on
On May 8, 6:01 pm, "Gary VanderMolen" <G...(a)NoMail.invalid> wrote:
> Yes, it's a limitation of the POP protocol. That protocol is fairly
> old, and it doesn't have all the features that the newer protocols have.
> OTOH, that's also what makes it snappy.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>
> "R" <some...(a)myspace.now> wrote in message
>
> news:1B05B629-9FCA-414F-BF68-E478D678E157(a)microsoft.com...
>
>
>
> > Oh I see...
>
> > That's a pity, I would think that this is a "problem" a lot of people
> > have.
>
> > Thanks Gary
>
> > "Gary VanderMolen" <G...(a)NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
> >news:%23ge8PLNsIHA.1316(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> Syncing sent mail is not possible with a standard POP account.
> >> It can be done with an IMAP account (Gmail, AOL) or a HTTP
> >> account (Hotmail with WLM).
>
> >> --
> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>
> >> "R" <some...(a)myspace.now> wrote in message
> >>news:B634C755-4A33-4358-BAF3-AAD8CC0E14A8(a)microsoft.com...
> >>> Hi
>
> >>> I have a laptop and a desktop connected to a home network.
> >>> I have the same mail accounts on both computers.
> >>> Incoming mail is not a problem, both computers receive the same mail.
> >>> But I want my SENT mail to appear on both computers.
> >>> How can I synchronize so both sent and received mail are the same on
> >>> both computers?
>
> >>> Thanks- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I seem to recall that some "places" are / were trying to "outlaw" POP
mail. This was to keep a "trace" of all emails sent / received.