Use Multiple Outlook Express Identities
Often, two people share a single logon on a single XP computer. This is very common on many a home computer. But let's say that on that computer, you want to maintain separate "his and her" email identities. Example: husband doesn't want to receive wife's email, and wife doesn't want her address book sullied with husband's golfing buddies' information. Or, you have one email account set up for business-related mail and one for personal mail, and you want to keep the two accounts completely separate.How to do this? With separate email identities. The first identity, called Main Identity, is created by default. Here's how to add a second, third, and so on:
1. | From the OE main window, choose File | Identities, and then click Add New Identity. |
2. | As shown in Figure 12-15, enter the name for the second user.Figure 12-15. Add a second email identity.![]() |
3. | You could also password protect this new identity with the "Require a password" option. |
Click OK. You'll be prompted to switch to the new identity, and once you click OK, you'll be taken to the Manage Identities dialog box, shown in Figure 12-16.
Figure 12-16. Manage your Outlook Express Identities from this dialog box.

