Any ideas how I can (a) archive one of the identities in OE6 and (b) change the identity that I want to import so it is now the only and main identity?
Thanks, Jon > -----Original Message----- > From: Geoff Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 07:51 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Import Mails from Outlook2000 > > > Monday, January 07, 2002, 7:17:07 PM, J�rg Koren wrote: > > > Hello, > > until now i'm using Outlook2000 under NT4.0, but I'm very > interested to change to > > TB!. I have many mails, which I don't want to loose. Evaluating TB! > > 1.53d I could not find a way to import my mails from Outlook2000. > > Does anybody know a solution for this problem ? > --- > > I recently converted from Outlook 98 to TB on NT4 (SP6). Hopefully, my > experiences will prove helpful, but no guarantees! > > FWIW, I couldn't find a direct path to get my messages from Outlook to > TB except by exporting each message (individually) from outlook and > then importing those messages into TB. That said, there is a > fairly-good indirect route. > > 1. In Outlook Express, import the messages from Outlook, then close > Outlook Express. > 2. In The Bat! use the Import Wizard to import the messages from > Outlook Express. (Tools->Import Messages->Mailbox Import Wizard). > > Using this method, I imported over three thousand messages from > Outlook to TB in just a few minutes (the longest part was the transfer > between the MS products!) > > However, there is a problem if you're running multiple PST files. > Outlook Express only finds the messages in your main PST file. Because > of this, you cannot import messages that are in additional personal > folders (PST files). The work-around here is to copy all your messages > from the secondary PST files to your main PST file before doing the > first import. > > Unfortunately, I have yet to find a way to get my contact lists from > Outlook to TB, keeping email addresses, snailmail addresses, and > telephone numbers intact. The most reliable method for me is to export > as VCard from Outlook and import the VCard into TB as I need each > address. However, that means that it will be some time before I can > give the simple MAPI function over to TB -- because that prevents > Outlook from starting and I need Outlook to retrieve my contact info. > > In all, this has not been an easy process. However, for me, the > immunity from email viruses and web-bugs, the speed and flexibility > make it worth while. > > HTH, > > -- > Geoff Lane > Cornwall, UK > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > ________________________________________________________ > Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com > Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Latest Vers: 1.53d > FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com > > -- ________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
