Access Multiple Email Accounts/Mailboxes with Outlook Express

You can use Outlook Express to access email from multiple email accounts/mailboxes. Outlook Express will place all email from POP3 accounts into the inbox.

To setup Outlook Express to retrieve email from multiple mailboxes simply repeat the account setup procedure (links below) for each email account.

Multiple Account Limitations

All email arrives in the same inbox which at first seems ideal. What happens when you send email? Well all email sent appears to come from a single address

Once you have several email accounts configured you need to select a default account. The default account is important because when sending email the reply address will be the set to the address of the default account.

However, when replying to email the reply address is set correctly to the email address of the recipient.

When using a virus checker in conjunction with Outlook Express you have to ensure that it works with email retrieved from multiple accounts. The problem accounts tend to be hotmail as the protocol used is http and most virus checkers only virus scan incoming email on POP3 (default email protocol).

Because of this you may think you have virus protection but haven't. Therefore sensible procedures are necessary, and as before, save all attachments to a local temporary folder and virus scan them before opening.

Note:

If you are using message rules you should also be aware they they only apply to POP3 accounts.

 Setting up email account procedures:

• Setup Outlook Express Email
• Set Up Email Address
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• Connecting Microsoft Outlook Express to Yahoo email
  
   

Accessing Multiple Mailboxes Alternative Solutions

Outlook Express will only retrieve email from POP3, IMAP4 and hotmail mailboxes. What if you have email accounts with other providers like Yahoo, Juno, AOL etc.

Fusemail

 FuseMail allows you check your email accounts, in one place, anywhere! It consolidates your Yahoo!, AOL, Hotmail, POP3 into a single mailbox and you can access it from anywhere in the world using a variety of clients including a web browser.

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