Thanks for the detailed procedure, Allen. Now I know why I bought that wee Internet cable.
Cheers, Walt > From: Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 09:59:37 -0700 > To: Entourage mac Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Simplifying and Clarifying: Next Step > > On or near 10/2/03 2:20 AM, Walt Hopkins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > >> Hello, >> >> Thanks again to all of you for your help in this process. >> >> BACKGROUND: >> >> I am running Entourage 10.1.0 on OS 10.2 and my intention is to create a >> lean database. >> >> My assistant, Christine, has been working for several months now to update >> all the addresses in the database with the appropriate categories so that we >> can use rules to file incoming messages. >> >> And so that we can run eMA to archive all the old messages with categories. >> >> For the past month, I have been on the road with my PowerBook so I bought >> Christine an iBook and transferred a copy of Entourage to that machine. So >> that version is now the most up-to-date in terms of most addresses and all >> categories. >> >> So now our task is to update Christine's version with a few addresses that >> I've added to my version and with the key emails (sans spam) that have come >> in over this past month. >> >> Christine can simply copy in the new people for the Address Book. But the >> emails are a different problem. All I can imagine is to forward all of them >> to her email address and then sort them out into the appropriate folders. >> >> QUESTION: >> >> Is there some way to transfer email messages from my version of Entourage to >> her version of Entourage? Since we now have the machines side by side, using >> an external hard drive would be an option if we knew what to do. >> >> And, with any luck, these transferring messages would then get a category >> assigned to them as they arrived. Is that right? >> >> Thanks again! >> > Transferring should be easy, but the category assignment may not be quite > that easy. > > First, you want to connect the two machines. A $10 Ethernet Crossover cable > is the simplest way to do so, assuming both machines have Ethernet ports. > Then, turn on File Sharing with Appletalk on both computers (Network > preference panel to turn on local Ethernet; Sharing preference panel to turn > on file sharing). In Finder, on either machine, go to the "Go" menu and > connect to the other computer. You'll need to give the correct username and > password for the other computer, and then you can mount the other computer's > disk(s) on this computer. Once you have done that: > > Open Entourage on both computers. > > If you have an entire folder of messages you want to transfer, drag that > folder to the desktop of your machine, then drag the resulting file to the > disk of the iBook. On the iBook, drag that file onto the Entourage icon in > the Dock (or onto the folder list panel in Entourage). Entourage will import > the entire folder of messages, preserving all characteristics. > > If you have messages scattered throughout several folders, mixed in with > messages you don't want to transfer, you will need to select and drag the > individual messages (one at a time or all at once, does not matter). Drag > the resulting .eml files (individual messages) into the Entourage folder you > want them to be in. > > Note: These will not be "incoming" messages and so your rules will not be > applied. I'm not entirely certain whether the category of the sender or > recipient will be applied to the messages; I think not. You may have to > apply the categories manually. > > If you don't want to invest in the Ethernet crossover cable (which to me is > an essential item for frequent file transfers to and from a laptop), you can > still do the same trick by dragging the message files to the external hard > drive, then dismounting that drive and mounting it on the other machine. > -- > Microsoft MVP for Entourage/OE/Word (MVPs are volunteers) > Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Entourage FAQ site: > <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > AppleScripts for Outlook Express and Entourage: > <http://members.thinkaccess.net/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/Scripts/> > Entourage Help Pages: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > > > -- > 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/> > -- 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/>
