Drag the messages out of OE, and drop them onto a CDRW. They'll look just like files (.msg extention), and they open in OE when you double click on them.
How this fits here is beyond me, but whatever... That's probably easiest way to get them off the machine, and still have them easily accessible. Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Rafael S�nchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 10:59 AM Subject: (clug-talk) How do you guys backup your outlook express email. > Hi Guys, > I know people who have tons of email and would like to keep it handy at the > same time unloading all that junk from their machines. Is there a way that > someone has used effectively. I've considered recommending, > > 1. find folders where all the .dbx files are and burn them onto cd > 2. create another identity > 3. dump the files from the cd onto the new identity > 4. test it > 5. go back to the original identity and delete what's been backed up > 6. delete the identity created on step 2. > 7. whenever needing to access the old files, repeat step 2, and 3. > > does this seem like a reasonable method. > Is there anyone who would recommend something better? > > Thank you. > Rafael. > > > >
