Using The Bat! v1.53d on Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381 Service Pack 6 I have an issue with synchronisation that arises because of the way that I manage mail on my computers. I have two accounts, one that is "live" and into which all my messages initially go. The other is called "Archive" and, as it's name suggests, I move messages from the main account to here when I don't them cluttering up my main folders. I have the same structure on both desktop and laptop. However, the transport settings are different. I have the laptop set to never delete mail from my ISP and my email server on my network set to delete after two days. This lets my email server and laptop both access all messages. Unfortunately, the syncronisation process means that some archived messages reappear in my main folders, some messages appear twice, and I'm tearing my hair out trying to get things to work smoothly. Here's the scenario with respect to two messages and two syncronisations:
1. Message 1 received in main folder on desktop. 2. Accounts synchronised. Message 1 is now in main folder on laptop. 3. At the client's I check mail on my laptop and download message number 2. 4. Meanwhile, my email server downloads the second message and TB, which is left running on my desktop machine, downloads it from there. We now have two copies of the message with different headers (because they went by different routes and arrived in TB at different times). 5. On return from my client, I don't need to resync because all messages are already on my desktop machine. 6. Sometime before my next client visit, I archive message 1 on the desktop. 7. Just before visiting my client, I resync. The resync process copies message 1 from the main account on the laptop back to the main account on the desktop. In addition, because message 2 has different headers, each computer ends up with two copies. I suspect that I could cut the problem in half by only synchronising one way -- I suspect that would mean to create a data file from the laptop, use this to create a sync archive from the desktop, then load the archive into the laptop. However, that doesn't get around the huge volume of messages that will accummulate on the laptop and it doesn't get around the "duplicate message" issue. I had thought of deleting all messages from the laptop before synchronising. However, I have fifty-four folders, so that'll be somewhat tedious. Any ideas? TIA, -- Geoff Lane Cornwall, UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] UK and USA - two countries divided by a common language -- ________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
