Good morning, If you write me off list I can send you a small application that converts Outlook Express dbx files to a more common mbox format. Should you not find a client that easily imports dbx files. HTH, Everett Zufelt http://zufelt.ca Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt On 2010-09-02, at 12:41 PM, qubit wrote: > ... as in serious, not as in criticism...*smile* > > Hi all -- > I absolutely have to get off my old system permanently, which includes > moving a good number of mail folders to a new machine. > My XP box has been flaky for some months, and now is down to a paltry 9GB on > the hard drive. > That with loads of stuff like mp3s offloaded onto an external drive. > > I have used outlook express forever (since getting onto windows) -- now I > need to choose between either thunderbird or live mail or whatever else. > > So could someone tell me which is more accessible? And which can convert OE > .dbx mailboxes to whatever other internal format it uses? And is there a > mail client that saves mail in a common format that wouldn't depend on just > one program? > > Pushing things off thill the last minute... not a good idea. I have got my > windows7 box ready except for antivirus and mail client. I need > recommendations. > > Meanwhile, I am uninstalling and deleting programs right and left so this > old box will run. Then if it does, maybe I can procrastinate a little > longer. > > Thanks in advance. > --le > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >