Okay, computer gurus, if I opened up Outlook, could I maybe retrieve my Outlook Express? (Please, please, please say, "Yes!")Beth Benoit
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:16 PM, Rick Froman <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can confirm that Outlook Express is the pared down version of Outlook > and it would have many more limitations than the full program. I use Outlook > at work and I am ashamed to say that I currently have 45,997 items in my > inbox (going back to 2004) and it hasn’t shut down yet. If I get any free > time this summer, I am going to do some deleting. > > > > Rick > > > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Box 3055 > > x7295 > > [email protected] > > http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman > > > > Proverbs 14:15 "A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives > thought to his steps." > > > > *From:* Beth Benoit [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:05 PM > *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > *Subject:* Re: [tips] transferring folders > > > > Be still, my beating heart!!! > > > > Beth Benoit > > New Hampshire > > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > One of my sons is a computer guru. He was the one who suggested I use > Outlook, but he said that Outlook is not Outlook Express and that I wouldn't > have your problem in Outlook. Anyone have any info about this? > > > > Riki > > > > In a message dated 5/12/2009 8:42:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Think twice about using Outlook Express. > > > > A couple of months ago, I reached my limit in size with Outlook. Couldn't > even open it. My computer guru told me that Outlook has a limit and once > you reach it, you *may* be able to open it again with a special program > that allows you to pare down your total inbox so you can at least open the > program. But it didn't work for me. He said that's the dirty little secret > of Outlook Express. I'm now a True Believer in Gmail. You can import your > emails into Gmail (though I don't know about folders). And when you reach > its free limit (I haven't yet, and I save *everything) *you can buy more > memory. And you can access *all *of your emails from any computer, unlike > Outlook Express. I'd say, "Run from Outlook Express." I was depressed for > days to have lost - who knows? - thousands of emails. (Thank goodness at > least TIPS has an archive. Thanks, Bill!) > > > > That said, there are amazingly efficient supports and help groups for > gmail, so I'm betting if you ask, you shall receive. > > Try this: (tells how gmail uses labels instead of folders): > http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=10708 > > Or here's the basic Help. http://mail.google.com/support/?hl=en > > > > Beth Benoit > > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:22 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have been using AOL for my email for many years and have saved thousands > of letters in folders by topic. I am considering changing to gmail. Does > anyone know an easy way to transfer the contents of all the folders > to Outlook without copying each email one by one? > > > > Riki Koenigsberg > > [email protected] > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in the > U.S.<http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustrav00000002> > > > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > > ------------------------------ > > Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in the > U.S.<http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustrav00000002> > > > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
