Okay, bracing down for hurricane Isabel...wish us well.. here in va beach, va ;0 christy ----- Original Message ----- From: "~Luanne Ashe" <ashegroup@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:05 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Christine - need Message Rules in OUtlook Express > Christine, have you not discovered OUtlook Express Message Rules yet? > Outlook Express can be just like a little secretary sorting your mail to the > right folders as it comes in if you set up the rules for it to do so. > > I am subscribed to about 30 lists from various places, but my mail never > gets snarled, because OE directs each message to the folder I've created for > each topic or group. That way I can read things leisurely and according to > my own priority. > > Shall I send you a tutorial I just wrote for a friend? It contains .gif > screenshots so I can't send to the list. > > ~Luanne > ----- Original Message ----- > From: poppy0206 > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 8:22 AM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Help with Outlook Express please > > > Hi Bob, > > I too am using Blackboard for these two classes. I was confused before > about the options to either log in at their site or have my email forwarded > to my regular email account which I use OE for. I think I have it straight > now. I prefer to log in each time and go to their webmail site so I do not > have to look through my regular email each time. At first I had it set up > to be forwarded and did not like it and I had my outgoing smtp set up wrong > in my OE. I was getting errors all the time. We also are using an > electronic filebox I had to set up and am hoping I did it right allowing > access for them to see my files. I have not uploaded anything yet there but > intend to later today. I am now trying to configure Webdrive and am > confused about that. They gave me instructions but I am a little confused > one one thing on that too. > > What do you teach btw? > > christine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BashfulBob" <BashfulBob@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 12:34 AM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Help with Outlook Express please > > > > HI Christy > > I am not sure I clearly understand how you have your accounts set up. I > have > > 4 email accounts, as follows: ISP (Primary), Secondary (Softhome.net, this > > is the one I am using to answer you), School (Novell) and blackboard at > > school. I use OE for my email. > > > > Let me first discuss the OE area. > > I have OE set up to check two of the four accounts when I come on line and > > when I click the send receive button. They are the ISP account and the > > secondary account. I do not use OE to check or send email for the school > > (Novell) account or black board. In my OE I have 5 different addressbooks. > > Main, Shared, School (follow students I have not put in main or shared), > > teachers and computer clubs. When I send email, I call up the addressbook > or > > books and select the people I want to email too. After that I go up to the > > from dialog box and click on the down arrow located at the right hand edge > > of the dialog box. I then select the account that I want to show in the > > message as where I sent it from. If you check this message, you will see > > that it shows the secondary account in the from. > > > > Blackboard and School (Novel) accounts. > > When I want to access either of these accounts, I go to my School (Purdue) > > web site and there are links to take me to either one of these. When I go > to > > either one of these, I must first login in. That is the way the school has > > it set up and can not get around it. Therefore, If I had OE to check these > > accounts for mail, I would have to log on each time. PAIN. I am not sure > > that when I would log on, that the OE would continue to check the accounts > > automatically. Therefore I suspect I would have to do it manually anyway. > I > > do not use either of these two accounts on a regular bases for email. > > > > The school (Novell) account I keep for student, teachers, departments > > contacts and certain others that I may need to email from school when I am > > not at home. My primary use for students, teachers and departments is my > > secondary account. > > > > Blackboard, I primarily use to upload and download assignments, labs, etc > to > > the teach. It does have email capabilities, but I THINK, the teacher has > to > > enter in the other students email. In any event, I have used it only once > to > > email a student. I have used it several times to email the teacher and > > submit my assignments which had to be uploaded to blaackboard. I just go > to > > the school web site, connect on the blackboard link ( I have shortcut icon > > on my desk top), login in and go to the send email to instructors. > > > > I hope this is of some help to you and if you feel that further discussion > > would be beneficial, feel free to email me off line. (secondary account) > > > > Bob > > Life is what happens in between plans. > > > > Virus free email by Norton's > > This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and/or entity > to > > which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, > > confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are > > not the addressee, or authorized to receive this on behalf of the > addressee, > > you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose, or > distribute > > to anyone this message or any part thereof. If you have received this in > > error, please immediately advise the sender by e-mail and delete this > > information. Thank you > > Life is what happens in between plans. > > > > Virus free email by Norton's > > This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and/or entity > to > > which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, > > confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are > > not the addressee, or authorized to receive this on behalf of the > addressee, > > you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose, or > distribute > > to anyone this message or any part thereof. If you have received this in > > error, please immediately advise the sender by e-mail and delete this > > information. Thank you > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "poppy0206" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx> > > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 8:06 PM > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Help with Outlook Express please > > > > > > > Hi, I am pretty new to outlook express and I had to configure my > accounts. > > > I am taking an online course and had to add an account to Virginia Tech > so > > > that I had an email account and address to work with on their blackboard > > > services. I appear to be able to log in to the blackboard and read > others > > > emails on the listserv there and mine although our headers appear > > > different?? Also on my regular cox.net account which is my default > > account, > > > whenever I go to read my email on OE (my regular email) a pop up window > > > comes up with a logon screen for my other accountand I have to cancel > out > > of > > > it. Also it looks like it is trying to send my email when I create it > in > > my > > > regular account to both places (to the person I am trying to send it to) > > and > > > also to that account thru the school but then it says "failed" to send. > I > > > am confused..Help please > > > > > > I do not want my regular email going there. > > > > > > cristy > > > > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > To access our Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > For more info: > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus and Cootie Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/03 > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk