On 10/3/03 3:01 PM, "Allen Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On or near 10/2/03 9:32 PM, Bruce Klutchko at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > >> On 10/2/03 2:21 PM, "Jim Warthman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> I'd like to start archiving my messages. I've read a bit about eMA, which >>> sounds pretty good, and I'm curious what folks here think about this >>> program. Does the archive retain all the same information that Entourage has >>> for all my messages? How are HTML messages handled? >>> >>> Also, what other archive solutions would you recommend instead of eMA? I'd >>> prefer more features over fewer features, and I'm especially interested in >>> being able to construct complex queries that will run reasonably fast. >>> >>> >> I just started using iData Pro. It will import both MBOX files and the >> exported contacts files. Searching using Boolean searches is instantaneous >> across 2000 messages or 1600 contacts. Importing the files is UNDER 1 sec. >> If you choose to import into a field-based database, all of the appropriate >> fields are automatically created for you. >> >> I've also tried Hog Bay and DEVONthink, but both are very slow in >> comparison. HTML messages archived in iData do NOT contain the HTML, but >> only the text. Instead there is an indication that this was an HTML mail. >> > About EMA: I think it is the best of the email-specific apps out there. Its > archiving is quite automatic, very flexible, and preserves more information > than any other archive app I know of, including categories, accounts, > Entourage folders, attachment info (but not the actual attachments), status > and flags, and so on. It does not retain HTML because there is no way to do > so within FileMaker Pro. I used it for years and still have a number of > FMP-based archive files I use in EMA format. In FMP 6, the current version, > searching is blazingly fast IF you choose to index the text fields such as > message body. (The database is significantly larger if you do so, so having > the ability to not index if you don't do much searching is good.) You can do > very complex searches with FileMaker. EMA also has the ability to select a > message in the archive and to transfer it back to Entourage, or to reply to > or forward it. > --snip-- Another option is Entourage Email Archive (eea). I've been using it for several years now and like EMA, it imports mail into a FM6 file. There are options for different types of archives as well, but I like using FM the best. It is similar to EMA, it's just a choice of what interface works best for you. Cathy Scrivnor -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
