I would like to export a group of messages from a mail folder from one
computer to another computer's mail folder. I don't want to save the
messages in .eml format as individual messages, I want them integrated
into the destination computer's OE mailbox.

I tried the Export Messages option but it told me it exports to
Microsoft Outlook or Exchange. When I went ahead and tried it I have
no idea where it saved the mailbox I selected.

What is the proper way to do this? Thanks.

I'm not sure what you mean when you say you don't want to save them as
individual messages in .eml format. What format other than eml would you
want?

What I would suggest, if this is close enough to what you want to do, is on
computer 1, create a folder and name it Temp. Copy all the messages you want
on computer 2 to this folder.

Open the message store and copy the Temp.dbx file to CD. Copy the CD to the
HDD on computer 2 and save it to the Desktop. Right click on the Temp.dbx
file | Properties, and remove the Read Only attribute.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go to Windows Explorer and
locate the Message Store folder for your OE identity, but don't open it.
Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to the OE store folder.
Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.

Now, if you wish, you can drag the messages from the Temp folder to any
folder you wish, but stay away from default folders like the Inbox.

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"badgolferman" wrote in message
...
I would like to export a group of messages from a mail folder from one
computer to another computer's mail folder. I don't want to save the
messages in .eml format as individual messages, I want them integrated
into the destination computer's OE mailbox.

I tried the Export Messages option but it told me it exports to
Microsoft Outlook or Exchange. When I went ahead and tried it I have
no idea where it saved the mailbox I selected.

What is the proper way to do this? Thanks.

Bruce gives you one method.

If it's not a lot of messages, I would tend to go the EML route. Just
drag-and-drop the messages to an empty folder. Transport that to the
other PC. Then open OE, select the destination folder and drag-and-drop
the EML files into it.

- Complication: Messages are saved as *.EML files where the first part
of the file name is the message's subject. If you save multiple
messages in one drag-and drop operation, OE will automatically number
the subsequent messages with identical subject to make the name unique.
But if you later save additional messages with the same subject it will
start the numbering process over again and you will get a "Confirm File
Replace" dialog for the duplicate names. When this happens, leave the
confirm dialog and switch to the Windows File Explorer. Rename the
first file (e.g. rename "The Subject.EML" to "The Subject-1.EML"). Then
switch back to the Confirm dialog and click on YES. The new message
will get saved with the original name and the previous message will
still be there with the new name.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"badgolferman" wrote in message
...
I would like to export a group of messages from a mail folder from one
computer to another computer's mail folder. I don't want to save the
messages in .eml format as individual messages, I want them integrated
into the destination computer's OE mailbox.

I tried the Export Messages option but it told me it exports to
Microsoft Outlook or Exchange. When I went ahead and tried it I have
no idea where it saved the mailbox I selected.

What is the proper way to do this? Thanks.

Michael Santovec, 12/27/2006, 1:46:06 PM,
wrote:

Bruce gives you one method.

If it's not a lot of messages, I would tend to go the EML route.
Just drag-and-drop the messages to an empty folder. Transport that
to the other PC. Then open OE, select the destination folder and
drag-and-drop the EML files into it.

- Complication: Messages are saved as *.EML files where the first
part of the file name is the message's subject. If you save
multiple messages in one drag-and drop operation, OE will
automatically number the subsequent messages with identical subject
to make the name unique. But if you later save additional messages
with the same subject it will start the numbering process over again
and you will get a "Confirm File Replace" dialog for the duplicate
names. When this happens, leave the confirm dialog and switch to the
Windows File Explorer. Rename the first file (e.g. rename "The
Subject.EML" to "The Subject-1.EML"). Then switch back to the
Confirm dialog and click on YES. The new message will get saved with
the original name and the previous message will still be there with
the new name.

The mailbox in question has about 70 messages. Many of them have the
same Subject header and are replies to each other.

Ideally I would like to integrate all these messages to my home
computer with the same-named OE mailbox but don't mind renaming one of
them if necessary. I suppose when it has been imported I could always
drag and drop to the other mailbox.

Unless I get another suggestion I will copy the mailbox folder as
outlined by Bruce and see how it works. Hopefully a flash drive will
work instead of a CD-ROM in this case.

Bruce Hagen, 12/27/2006, 10:49:18 AM,
wrote:

Open the message store and copy the Temp.dbx file to CD. Copy the CD
to the HDD on computer 2 and save it to the Desktop. Right click on
the Temp.dbx file | Properties, and remove the Read Only attribute.

Open OE and create a folder with the exact same name as the one on
your desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go to Windows
Explorer and locate the Message Store folder for your OE identity,
but don't open it. Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop
to the OE store folder. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."?
Click Yes.

Thanks, Bruce. Your method worked.

"badgolferman" wrote in message
...
Bruce Hagen, 12/27/2006, 10:49:18 AM,
wrote:

Open the message store and copy the Temp.dbx file to CD. Copy the CD
to the HDD on computer 2 and save it to the Desktop. Right click on
the Temp.dbx file | Properties, and remove the Read Only attribute.

Open OE and create a folder with the exact same name as the one on
your desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go to Windows
Explorer and locate the Message Store folder for your OE identity,
but don't open it. Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop
to the OE store folder. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."?
Click Yes.

Thanks, Bruce. Your method worked.

You're welcome.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

Bruce Hagen wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean when you say you don't want to save them as
individual messages in .eml format. What format other than eml would you
want?

What I would suggest, if this is close enough to what you want to do, is on
computer 1, create a folder and name it Temp. Copy all the messages you want
on computer 2 to this folder.

Open the message store and copy the Temp.dbx file to CD. Copy the CD to the
HDD on computer 2 and save it to the Desktop. Right click on the Temp.dbx
file | Properties, and remove the Read Only attribute.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go to Windows Explorer and
locate the Message Store folder for your OE identity, but don't open it.
Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to the OE store folder.
Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.

Now, if you wish, you can drag the messages from the Temp folder to any
folder you wish, but stay away from default folders like the Inbox.

That will work, but I think it's kind of a hack and somewhat risky.

Why not copy Temp.dbx *and* Folders.dbx to the other computer (to some
temporary directory, i.e. *not* to the (Message) Store Folder) and then
Import the messages?

I.e. File - Import - Messages... - Microsoft Outlook Express 6 -
Next - * Import mail from an OE6 store directory - OK - Browse...
etc.. After all, that's what Import is for, Import all or *some*
folder(s).

[deleted]

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"badgolferman" wrote in message
...
I would like to export a group of messages from a mail folder from one
computer to another computer's mail folder. I don't want to save the
messages in .eml format as individual messages, I want them integrated
into the destination computer's OE mailbox.

I tried the Export Messages option but it told me it exports to
Microsoft Outlook or Exchange. When I went ahead and tried it I have
no idea where it saved the mailbox I selected.

What is the proper way to do this? Thanks.

File | Import | Messages won't import individual dbx files unless
folders.dbx is in the directory from which you are importing. To import
individual dbx files you have to use the method in the last paragraph
related to OE he www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

steve

"Frank Slootweg" wrote in message
...
Bruce Hagen wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean when you say you don't want to save them as
individual messages in .eml format. What format other than eml would you
want?

What I would suggest, if this is close enough to what you want to do, is
on
computer 1, create a folder and name it Temp. Copy all the messages you
want
on computer 2 to this folder.

Open the message store and copy the Temp.dbx file to CD. Copy the CD to
the
HDD on computer 2 and save it to the Desktop. Right click on the Temp.dbx
file | Properties, and remove the Read Only attribute.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go to Windows Explorer
and
locate the Message Store folder for your OE identity, but don't open it.
Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to the OE store folder.
Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.

Now, if you wish, you can drag the messages from the Temp folder to any
folder you wish, but stay away from default folders like the Inbox.

That will work, but I think it's kind of a hack and somewhat risky.

Why not copy Temp.dbx *and* Folders.dbx to the other computer (to some
temporary directory, i.e. *not* to the (Message) Store Folder) and then
Import the messages?

I.e. File - Import - Messages... - Microsoft Outlook Express 6 -
Next - * Import mail from an OE6 store directory - OK - Browse...
etc.. After all, that's what Import is for, Import all or *some*
folder(s).

[deleted]

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"badgolferman" wrote in message
...
I would like to export a group of messages from a mail folder from one
computer to another computer's mail folder. I don't want to save the
messages in .eml format as individual messages, I want them integrated
into the destination computer's OE mailbox.

I tried the Export Messages option but it told me it exports to
Microsoft Outlook or Exchange. When I went ahead and tried it I have
no idea where it saved the mailbox I selected.

What is the proper way to do this? Thanks.

Steve Cochran wrote:
File | Import | Messages won't import individual dbx files unless
folders.dbx is in the directory from which you are importing.

Yes, I *know* and *said* so ("Why not copy Temp.dbx *and* Folders.dbx
...."). Please read what people write.

To import individual dbx files you have to use the method in the last
paragraph related to OE he www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

No, you have to use that method if you don't have the (associated)
Folders.dbx file. If you do, you can just use a *normal* Import to
import even a single/individual .dbx file. And that's exactly what I
said.

steve

"Frank Slootweg" wrote in message
...
Bruce Hagen wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean when you say you don't want to save them
as individual messages in .eml format. What format other than eml
would you want?

What I would suggest, if this is close enough to what you want to
do, is on computer 1, create a folder and name it Temp. Copy all
the messages you want on computer 2 to this folder.

Open the message store and copy the Temp.dbx file to CD. Copy the
CD to the HDD on computer 2 and save it to the Desktop. Right click
on the Temp.dbx file | Properties, and remove the Read Only
attribute.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one
on your desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go to
Windows Explorer and locate the Message Store folder for your OE
identity, but don't open it.
Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to the OE store
folder. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.

Now, if you wish, you can drag the messages from the Temp folder to
any folder you wish, but stay away from default folders like the
Inbox.

That will work, but I think it's kind of a hack and somewhat risky.

Why not copy Temp.dbx *and* Folders.dbx to the other computer (to some
temporary directory, i.e. *not* to the (Message) Store Folder) and then
Import the messages?

I.e. File - Import - Messages... - Microsoft Outlook Express 6 -
Next - * Import mail from an OE6 store directory - OK - Browse...
etc.. After all, that's what Import is for, Import all or *some*
folder(s).

[deleted]

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"badgolferman" wrote in message
...
I would like to export a group of messages from a mail folder from one
computer to another computer's mail folder. I don't want to save the
messages in .eml format as individual messages, I want them integrated
into the destination computer's OE mailbox.

I tried the Export Messages option but it told me it exports to
Microsoft Outlook or Exchange. When I went ahead and tried it I have
no idea where it saved the mailbox I selected.

What is the proper way to do this? Thanks.