02-03-2007
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Re: Windows Mail and Outlook Express Mailbox
Thanks Steve!!
Have a great weekend!
"Steve Cochran" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Yes. It works identical to OE. I redundantly download my messages on 3
> computers (one of which is this Vista one), and I've had no problems with
> message retention on the server and associated features.
>
> steve
>
> "Sportsluvr" <Sportsluvr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FDF4272A-79DF-46CC-A984-5A1BEF5AC810@microsoft.com...
> > Steve,
> >
> > I will be soon purchasing a new PC w/ Vista. Does Windows Mail (WM) allow
> > you to keep for POP3 accounts copy of messages on server after downloading
> > to
> > WM (via the 'advanced tab') and like Outlook Express you don't have to
> > select
> > 'remove after X days'. (e.g. you only need to check box 'leave copy on
> > server' but don't need to also check box to 'remove after x days')
> >
> > That is, if I have a POP3 account, can I set up Windows Mail account to
> > leave copy on server, and not delete it after a certain numbers of days,
> > and
> > thus when I chose to delete it, I can on the server (via accessing that
> > email
> > account on its server)?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your assistance.
> >
> > P.S. I was searching for posts abput keeping POP3 emails on server and
> > these
> > July postings were the main thread
> >
> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
> >
> >> All you have to do to reincorporate the messages from WInMail to OE, is
> >> dig
> >> down into the directory tree of folders in Explorer and find the eml
> >> files
> >> and then just drag them into an OE folder. The reverse works as well.
> >>
> >> I at the moment prefer to download from each system leaving the messages
> >> on
> >> the server, rather than having to synchronize the OSs by dragging
> >> messages
> >> about, with the exception of the sent items, which I backup and import
> >> into
> >> other builds.
> >>
> >> steve
> >>
> >> "Michael" <afn18721@afn.org> wrote in message
> >> news:OrK89$QoGHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >I mean to have two separate email folders - for each OE and WM. Next, if
> >> >I
> >> >download email in one of them - say OE - I would like to synchronize
> >> >(ignoring the file type) WM email folder with OE email folder and thus
> >> >not
> >> >needing to open the mail with WM on the POP server again.
> >> > I understand OE saves in .dbx while WM saves in .eml; however, I also
> >> > understood from other posts here (I might have gotten it wrong, though)
> >> > that if you paste .eml files in OE folder, OE can open them.
> >> > Michael
> >> >
> >> > "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:8E4680B8-95AC-4F5A-9485-70EAF711598B@microsoft.com...
> >> >>I don't understand what you mean. Maybe Frank answered.
> >> >>
> >> >> steve
> >> >>
> >> >> "Michael" <afn18721@afn.org> wrote in message
> >> >> news:eKKz9hIoGHA.1592@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >>> Would OE and WM folder synchronization work - preferably on file
> >> >>> change
> >> >>> or such?
> >> >>> Michael
> >> >>>
> >> >>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> >> >>> news:71883D17-576B-4248-8DA5-86D93ECF2664@microsoft.com...
> >> >>>> WIndows Mail stores the messages as eml files. You can drag those
> >> >>>> into
> >> >>>> an OE folder from Explorer, and they will be incorporated into OE.
> >> >>>> Similarly you can save messages from OE as eml files and then drag
> >> >>>> them
> >> >>>> into a WinMail folder to incorporate them into WinMail.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> steve
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> "Taliesin" <Taliesin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >>>> news:F4A0F861-E4BA-4D36-9611-D59260C219F3@microsoft.com...
> >> >>>>> Sorry to hear that.
> >> >>>>> Have to find a other way to share info.
> >> >>>>> I 'll try to keep the messages on a pop3 server.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Tnx,
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Pieter
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> "Jim Pickering" wrote:
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>> Short answer - you cannot. In XP, Outlook Express stores its
> >> >>>>>> messages in
> >> >>>>>> DBX files. Windows Mail in Vista does not. There is no way to
> >> >>>>>> share
> >> >>>>>> a
> >> >>>>>> common mail folder between them.
> >> >>>>>> --
> >> >>>>>> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
> >> >>>>>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
> >> >>>>>> Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
> >> >>>>>> helped.
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> "Taliesin" <Taliesin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >>>>>> news:A64CE33D-FC39-43FA-B1D0-6835AFD8F103@microsoft.com...
> >> >>>>>> > Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail
> >> >>>>>> > and
> >> >>>>>> > Oulook
> >> >>>>>> > Express.
> >> >>>>>> > Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty
> >> >>>>>> > when
> >> >>>>>> > I 'm
> >> >>>>>> > trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under
> >> >>>>>> > Windows Mail
> >> >>>>>> > as well.
> >> >>>>>> > I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the
> >> >>>>>> > same
> >> >>>>>> > mialbox.
> >> >>>>>> > And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server.
> >> >>>>>> > I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously
> >> >>>>>> > when
> >> >>>>>> > using
> >> >>>>>> > XP
> >> >>>>>> > and Vista Beta2.
> >> >>>>>> >
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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