This thread has gone on far too long. Simply set both machines to "leave mail on the server". Whether they are pop or imap will not matter. Each machine will look like it is the only machine accessing email. Forget server settings etc. I have done this for several years with my mac at work and home. Works perfectly.
Sent from my eyeFone On Sep 7, 2009, at 8:51 PM, Bill Spencer <wspen...@jhu.edu> wrote: > > > > On Sep 7, 9:27 am, "Dennis B. Swaney" <ro...@aol.com> wrote: >> What about setting one of the machines up as a server? > > > Well, the trouble is that both machines have to be accessible as > clients at all times, given the fact that three people need to have > access to two machines at any one time. If I understand what makes a > server a server, changing one to a server would mean three people > trying to use one machine at any one time. Maybe I'm totally wrong > about how servers work, but I don't think this will be a viable > option... > > Bill > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---