On 9/8/04 11:55 pm, "Stephen Rayment" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> When saving a folder (containing last month's inbox) to a .mbox file and
> then reading it back into Entourage...
> 
> A) The Received dates get changed from the original to the date the .mbox
> file is read into Entourage (ie. they all have today's date)

This is correct - messages imported from an MBOX file are considered to be
'received' again - they have no relationship to their originals.

> 
> B) The Read / Unread status is lost - they all show as Read
> 
> Am I doing something wrong - Is this a known problem? - Are there any other
> problems with mbox's?
> 

That is a limitation of the mbox format - none of this information is stored
in the mbox file.
-- 
Barry Wainwright
Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details)
Seen the All-New Entourage Help Pages? - Check them out:
        <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>


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