How to Export E-mail Messages???

[GTaudiophile]

I'm trying to export messages in Outlook Express 6 on one machine into Outlook 2000 on another machine (the machines are networked). Any suggestions?

 

[nord1899]

Does Outlook Express use the PST files that Outlook uses? If so, just copy the file (should be in a user directory somewhere, search the file extension) over to the new machine. Then in Outlook, select Import and point to that file.


I just wish there was a way to get the damn e-mails out of Outlook to use in a different program. But no, MS has to use a completely proprietary format that no one can convert from. *sigh*

 

[FoBoT]

copy the .idx/.dbx files into the OE directory on the PC with Outlook 2000 and then go into Outlook 2000 and import from OE

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: nord1899
Does Outlook Express use the PST files that Outlook uses? If so, just copy the file (should be in a user directory somewhere, search the file extension) over to the new machine. Then in Outlook, select Import and point to that file.


I just wish there was a way to get the damn e-mails out of Outlook to use in a different program. But no, MS has to use a completely proprietary format that no one can convert from. *sigh*

I searched for a .pst file on the other machine and came up empty. I was thinking along those lines as well.

 

[SherEPunjab]

outlook express saves as .eml.


why not drag and drop it or cut and past straight from program?

 

[GTaudiophile]

I got it. OE 6.0 saves the folders (Inbox, Sent Items, etc) as .dbx files, which are hidden. You just got to find those and move them around.