SUMMARY
Microsoft Mail for Windows has a feature named Inbox Shadowing.
This feature is enabled in Mail for Windows when you choose Options from
the Mail menu, choose the Server button, select the Copy Inbox on
Postoffice for Dialin Access option and choose OK. The Copy Inbox option
instructs Mail for Windows to synchronize its inbox with each other
client's inbox.
When you complete the procedure above, Mail displays the following message
on the screen:
Please Wait - Synchronizing Inbox
During this process, Mail might display the following message:
Mail cannot copy some messages to the postoffice. Close all
messages and check disk space.
This message appears if an inbox message is open when you turn on Inbox
Shadowing. To correct this situation, close all messages and repeat the
steps to turn on Inbox Shadowing.
Use Inbox Shadowing if you use more than one Mail client or if you access
mail remotely and also use Mail for Windows.
When Inbox Shadowing is active, Mail displays the following message each
time you log into Mail for Windows:
Please Wait - Synchronizing Inbox
Mail marks each inbox message once as synchronized. When you delete a
message from the Mail for Windows inbox, it will be deleted from the inbox
for each other client. However, if you delete a message from the inbox of
another client, it remains in the Mail for Windows inbox because the other
clients cannot access the .MMF file. To synchronize the Mail for Windows
inbox, deselect and reselect the Copy Inbox on Postoffice for Dialin Access
option. When you exit from Mail for Windows, it resynchronizes the inbox.