[pchelpers] Re: Outlook Express 6 & Messages


Doesn't OE5 have an export option?

Is OE6 not able to directly open the OE5 files (using File->Open)

Hmm.... maybe export to Outlook format with OE5, then import from
Outlook with OE6.

--Scott.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Furman
> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 12:24 AM

> I've been down this road before and unsuccessfully enlisted 
> the list's = aid. Some time back I updated from OE5 to OE6 
> but was not able to import = the OE5 messages files to the 
> new OE6. The list members tried to help = but I was not able 
> to get things to work soooo.... after many a headache = I 
> reverted back to OE5. I now HAVE to use OE6 to access certain 
> programs = on the Internet and have upgraded once again to 
> OE6. Guess what!!! - the = old problem has raised its ugly 
> head again! I was able to import the = Address Book 
> successfully but NOTHING seems to work to import my = 
> messages. The following screen of the Import Wizard explains 
> in part = what the difficulty is:-

> The last program listed but not visible in the scroll-down 
> window is = Netscape Mail (v2 or v3). As you can see the 
> choice to import from OE5 is just not there!  (Trust = 
> Microsoft's intellectuals to omit this!!). Once again HELP! 
> perhaps someone has had this problem since my last = query 
> and has figured how to do it. My OS is Windows 2000 Ver 5.0 (Build =
> 2195: Service Pack 2)

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