in your case I would setup the powerbook to NOT delete messages on server after downloading and on the other computer (desktop) to DELETE AFTER RETRIEVING. This means that the desktop will have all messages. And on the powerbook you can delete what you want to keep it small.
I have somewhat such a setup, but I use mail so rarely on my desktop so I use Apples Mail for my desktop 'once in a while' needed emails and keep my full database on my powerbook. If I send out from Mail I automatically send myself a CC of the message, like that I have all in my PM database. I don't think you can set PM up to share just one database and application via a shared folder or such. If you want to really share the same database across a network, you might want something like timbuktu or VNC or such which allows you to control another computer remotely. But that is slow. ---marlyse --------------- former message(s) quotes: ---------------- >The MacWorld article Barbara mentions is available online. ><http://www.macworld.com/2004/02/secrets/mobilemac/> > >This strategy is not suitable for my needs, since you end up with the >same mail database on two machines. This may suit many people, but is not >suitable if you want to minimize the amount of data stored on a small(er) >hard disk. (My PM user folder is 500 MB, which would occupy 1/8 of the >available space on the PB.) > >I would like to do is use a SHARED database on my PB when it is connected >to my home LAN, but use Apple mail to send and receive messages when away >from home. Setting up AM to leave messages on the server, so that PM can >download them later, is easy. What I am not so clear about is the best >way to share the PM database and application folders. Has anybody here >succeeded in setting up PM so that the same database is used by two >different Macs? > >Mark
