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convert into .dbx files

Does anybody know of a way to convert text or similar file types
into .DBX files? Running windows 2k and oe6. Help is greatly
appreciated.

Thanks

convert into .dbx files

DBX files contain e-mail and are not meant to be opened directly and can
only be read using an open instance of Outlook Express.

You can Insert a .txt file into a new message ant then save it to a folder
in OE. Can I ask what your ultimate goal is?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

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Does anybody know of a way to convert text or similar file types
into .DBX files? Running windows 2k and oe6. Help is greatly
appreciated.

Thanks

convert into .dbx files

On Apr 13, 11:53 am, "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
DBX files contain e-mail and are not meant to be opened directly and can
only be read using an open instance of Outlook Express.

You can Insert a .txt file into a new message ant then save it to a folder
in OE. Can I ask what your ultimate goal is?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

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Does anybody know of a way to convert text or similar file types
into .DBX files? Running windows 2k and oe6. Help is greatly
appreciated.

Thanks- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks for responding again Bruce,

I was able to extract my lost emails using DBExperss (thanks
to your suggestions), but now the lost mails are a large colletion of
text files, so I'm looking for a way to re-incorporate them back into
my inbox. Alos, I've heard that the inbox has a 2GB size limit... Do
you know if this is true?

Thanks again,

Taylor

convert into .dbx files

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On Apr 13, 11:53 am, "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
DBX files contain e-mail and are not meant to be opened directly and can
only be read using an open instance of Outlook Express.

You can Insert a .txt file into a new message ant then save it to a
folder
in OE. Can I ask what your ultimate goal is?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

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oups.com...

Does anybody know of a way to convert text or similar file types
into .DBX files? Running windows 2k and oe6. Help is greatly
appreciated.

Thanks- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for responding again Bruce,

I was able to extract my lost emails using DBExperss (thanks
to your suggestions), but now the lost mails are a large colletion of
text files, so I'm looking for a way to re-incorporate them back into
my inbox. Alos, I've heard that the inbox has a 2GB size limit... Do
you know if this is true?

Thanks again,

Taylor

See this for help with DBXpress:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/DBXpress.htm

Don't believe the 2GB limit. It is technically true, but you will have
problems long before that.

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/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

convert into .dbx files

You checked the recover mode option, which is only for manually deleted
messages. If you want to take those messages and get them back into OE,
then rename *.txt *.eml and then you can drag them in and drop them.

Normally DBXpress is NOT run with recover mode checked, so if you were
trying to recover lost messages, then run it again with recover mode
UNCHECKED.

steve

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On Apr 13, 11:53 am, "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
DBX files contain e-mail and are not meant to be opened directly and can
only be read using an open instance of Outlook Express.

You can Insert a .txt file into a new message ant then save it to a
folder
in OE. Can I ask what your ultimate goal is?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

wrote in message

oups.com...

Does anybody know of a way to convert text or similar file types
into .DBX files? Running windows 2k and oe6. Help is greatly
appreciated.

Thanks- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for responding again Bruce,

I was able to extract my lost emails using DBExperss (thanks
to your suggestions), but now the lost mails are a large colletion of
text files, so I'm looking for a way to re-incorporate them back into
my inbox. Alos, I've heard that the inbox has a 2GB size limit... Do
you know if this is true?

Thanks again,

Taylor

convert into .dbx files

wrote:
On Apr 13, 11:53 am, "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
DBX files contain e-mail and are not meant to be opened directly and can
only be read using an open instance of Outlook Express.

You can Insert a .txt file into a new message ant then save it to a
folder
in OE. Can I ask what your ultimate goal is?
--
Does anybody know of a way to convert text or similar file types
into .DBX files? Running windows 2k and oe6. Help is greatly
appreciated.

Thanks for responding again Bruce,

I was able to extract my lost emails using DBExperss (thanks
to your suggestions), but now the lost mails are a large colletion of
text files, so I'm looking for a way to re-incorporate them back into
my inbox. Alos, I've heard that the inbox has a 2GB size limit... Do
you know if this is true?

DBXpress will have recovered EML files, not TXT files. You can drag one or
more EML files into any open OE folder.

Information about the maximum file size of the .dbx files that are used by
Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=903095

Despite what the above says, most users will encounter "issues" when the
size of their entire message store exceeds 1GB.

General OE Caveats:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [not available in SP2] and frequently
perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm

- WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.

Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...roupsetup.mspx

Setting up Outlook Express to access Microsoft newsgroups
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

convert into .dbx files