How do I keep multiple copies of Outlook in sync when using RPC over HTTP?

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I use Outlook 2007 at work with our Exchange 2003 server. I just setup my home system with Outlook 2007 so that I could use the RPC over HTTP to access Exchange without having to use a VPN.

It works fine. I can get mail, send mail, etc. What it doesn't seem to be doing is staying in sync. For example, I read a few messages at home, moved them into different folders from the Inbox, etc. That all seemed fine. When I login to my work machine and look at the copy of Outlook there, the mail is still unread and nothing has been moved.

Am I missing something simple here? I would have to assume that my home machine should be telling Exchange where these messages belong and that they've been read.

Both machines are running Windows 7, if that matters.

Ideas?

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