Thanks Barry. Sounds like .mbox files are pretty useless!! Is there any alternative other than to go back to "archiving" with .pst files using Outlook 2001? sgr
> From: Barry Wainwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 07:49:12 +0100 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Problems with .mbox files > > 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/> > > > -- > 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/>
