rg>> How about a networked mail folder and two BATs that both reference rg>> that same database? If one machine is a laptop you would need to rg>> start your VPN and map that drive letter before opening up TB!
AS> I have found that Windows VPN is very slow, and I really do mean AS> "very". Even on the same network I only get transfer rates of about AS> one MB/s or less. Working with larger folders is very difficult that AS> way. Actually what I've been doing is using the VPN to connect to my LAN, then using VNC to remotely control the PC that is running TB!. The only VPN traffic is the screen redraws at 16 colors! As long as the office PC and the LAN stay up this has been acceptable (except on dial-up!). AS> I'm therefore using Windows Offline Folders to synchronize the AS> laptops. When detached, they take with them the most recent message AS> base and when reconnected, they synchronize to the latest updates. If AS> something important comes up while not connected, the laptop can AS> always fetch or send new mail by itself and synchronize again later, AS> of course. Wouldn't you then end up with 2 identical folders that now cannot be synced properly? Wouldn't each one now have data the other does not have so neither can overwrite the other without loss of something? Later, RG -- Beautiful Butterfly Displays http://FramedButterflyArt.com Random tagline: Making teenagers depressed is like shooting fish in a barrel. - Bart Simpson ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.95.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
