[nlug] Google Apps Mail POP issues

2011-11-23 Thread Jack Coats
My wife is using google apps (finally got our domain updated so email works), but she has one issue. She has a need to pop her email down to 2 machines, that is all mail to both machines. (Yes, she understands the issues, and has been doing this for some time). As we moved over to Google Apps

Re: [nlug] Google Apps Mail POP issues

2011-11-23 Thread Curt Lundgren
Outlook *and* POP? Oh my... Is there any possibility of using IMAP? Curt On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote: My wife is using google apps (finally got our domain updated so email works), but she has one issue. She has a need to pop her email down to 2

Re: [nlug] Google Apps Mail POP issues

2011-11-23 Thread Chris McQuistion
The default behavior for Outlook when accessing a POP account is to download emails via POP and NOT leave the message on the server. You can override that behavior in Outlook so it DOES leave the messages on the server and then your other Outlook computer can download the messages, too. (There

Re: [nlug] Google Apps Mail POP issues

2011-11-23 Thread John F. Eldredge
Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote: My wife is using google apps (finally got our domain updated so email works), but she has one issue. She has a need to pop her email down to 2 machines, that is all mail to both machines. (Yes, she understands the issues, and has been doing this for some

Re: [nlug] Google Apps Mail POP issues

2011-11-23 Thread John F. Eldredge
Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote: My wife is using google apps (finally got our domain updated so email works), but she has one issue. She has a need to pop her email down to 2 machines, that is all mail to both machines. (Yes, she understands the issues, and has been doing this for some

Re: [nlug] Google Apps Mail POP issues

2011-11-23 Thread Jack
The 'tin can and a string' network we have is not what we could consider reliable. At least with the email being 'sucked down' locally on each machine, she can read it even during the (normally awkward) times the network is unavailable. One machine is at the house, and the other is in her office

Re: [nlug] Google Apps Mail POP issues

2011-11-23 Thread Jack Coats
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Chris McQuistion cmcquist...@watkins.edu wrote: The default behavior for Outlook when accessing a POP account is to download emails via POP and NOT leave the message on the server.  You can override that behavior in Outlook so it DOES leave the messages on the

Re: [nlug] Google Apps Mail POP issues

2011-11-23 Thread Jack Coats
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:11 PM, John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.com wrote: Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote: My wife is using google apps (finally got our domain updated so email works), but she has one issue.  She has a need to pop her email down to 2 machines, that is all mail to both

Re: [nlug] Google Apps Mail POP issues

2011-11-23 Thread James Fryman
On Nov 23, 2011, at 1:35 PM, Jack Coats wrote: On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:11 PM, John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.com wrote: Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote: My wife is using google apps (finally got our domain updated so email works), but she has one issue. She has a need to pop her email

Re: [nlug] Google Apps Mail POP issues

2011-11-23 Thread Tilghman Lesher
On Wednesday, November 23, 2011 01:35:45 pm Jack Coats wrote: On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:11 PM, John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.com wrote: Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote: My wife is using google apps (finally got our domain updated so email works), but she has one issue. She has a need

[nlug] Google Apps

2009-12-17 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
I'm considering moving my email service to google apps and I have my own domain name. Anyone have any experience with this and making the switch without loosing email? Andy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send

Re: [nlug] Google Apps

2009-12-17 Thread Michael Schultheiss
Andrew Farnsworth wrote: I'm considering moving my email service to google apps and I have my own domain name. Anyone have any experience with this and making the switch without loosing email? I use Google Apps for several domains and have migrated mail from other providers to Google

Re: [nlug] Google Apps

2009-12-17 Thread Michael Chaney
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Andrew Farnsworth farn...@gmail.com wrote: I'm considering moving my email service to google apps and I have my own domain name.  Anyone have any experience with this and making the switch without loosing email? I've done it not only for my domains but most of

Re: [nlug] Google Apps

2009-12-17 Thread Chris McQuistion
Curt Lundgren and I are in the process of migrating everyone at Watkins to Google Apps. We love it. It took a whe to figure everything out but we have been doing a phased migration for the past couple weeks without any problems. I can give you more specific information and advice if you like,

Re: [nlug] Google Apps

2009-12-17 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Chris McQuistion cmcquist...@watkins.eduwrote: Curt Lundgren and I are in the process of migrating everyone at Watkins to Google Apps. We love it. It took a whe to figure everything out but we have been doing a phased migration for the past couple weeks

Re: [nlug] Google Apps

2009-12-17 Thread Chris McQuistion
You're exactly right. You can sign up with Google Apps and start getting stuff set up there, but don't change your MX records, yet. Mail will still flow to the old server. You can set up a domain alias at Google Apps and modify your DNS settings to point mail for that domain alias at Google

Re: [nlug] Google Apps

2009-12-17 Thread Chris McQuistion
There are several different versions, but the free version includes most of the features (except the ability to sync with LDAP and do more fancy stuff). It is limited to 25 users. We use the Education version (which is also available for non-profits) and it is completely free and includes all