Exporting from OE 5.2 on a G3 to MAIL on a G5

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verdonmescla@yahoo.com - 13 Dec 2006 01:39 GMT

I need to export thousands of emails (one identity) from Outlook
Express 5.2 on a G3 (with OS 8.6) to Mail on a G5 (with OS 10.4) using
File transfer over Ethernet from G3 to G5 (G3 ==> G5).

1) On the G3, where is the mailbox / identity folder / emails?
2) Once I find it, can I just copy it to the G5 and give it to MAIL to
import from?
3) If not, how do I import the OE email into MAIL?

THANKS!

VM

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TG Online (MVP) - 26 Dec 2006 14:05 GMT

> I need to export thousands of emails (one identity) from Outlook
> Express 5.2 on a G3 (with OS 8.6) to Mail on a G5 (with OS 10.4) using
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>
> VM

If you transfer the entire Mac HD:Documents:Microsoft User Data: folder from
the old machine to the new, you should be able to import the content in
Mail, but I'm only able to do this myself on new machines which have the
Classic environment installed (and hence can run OE in order to kick off the
import process).

Ricky

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verdonmescla@yahoo.com - 28 Dec 2006 00:33 GMT

Thank you Ricky!

I was finally able to transfer the folder. Once under OS10.4 it was
recognized as part of Entourage and I could not import it into Mail.

Someone suggested going to http://www.emailman.com/conversion/ and
downloading Mail Import Script which "imports into mail.app from
Netscape Communicator 4.x, Eudora 5.x, Outlook Express 5.x, Microsoft
Entourage, Claris Emailer 2.x. "The scripts may work with older
versions of these programs, but have not been tested with them."

I have not tried it yet.

If this does not work, I will be back!

Or, if you have other suggestions, I am open!

Thanks again,

VM

> If you transfer the entire Mac HD:Documents:Microsoft User Data: folder from
> the old machine to the new, you should be able to import the content in
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> See Q048 on http://machelp.webhop.net/ for more details on
> protecting yourself from newsgroup spam.

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Exporting from OE 5.2 on a G3 to MAIL on a G5