Microsoft runs extensive support info online. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;oex
gives you the Outlook Express Support Center. You can query the search box for things Macintosh to narrow down the offerings. At http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?ICP=GSS3&NewsGroup=micr osoft.public.internet.mail&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups you can pose specific questions. Chris at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for your suggestions, but it would seem that the 2 email files > "Messages" that I saved have been corrupted and don't open properly. > > In the meantime, as I try to recover about a year of email, can anyone > recommend a good backup strategy and application for saving email in Outlook > Express 5? > > Is there any way to save Mailing List email in separate folders for each > list? You can create any number of folders and subfolders. Use the Outlook Express Help for the procedure. My folders appear between Deleted Items and Address Book in the left column. > > Is there any way to save all the email from a given mailing list as, say, a > big Word document? (*when I go to the Save As item in OE 5, the only options > I get are to save as an OE document or a Simpletext document). I do not think so. To put specific items into my AppleWorks, I simply copy/paste. > > Ideally, for simplicity's sake, I wouldn't mind being able to take a folder > or sub-folder and save it as an individual file, in Word, for example, and > then stuff it and back it up on a separate HD or CD-R. > > I guess the idea I had is more similar to Eudora, where you can make a > separate folder, in the Mail Folder (in Documents), for each mail list or > whatever; then you can save that folder simply by dragging and dropping it > to a separate backup area; you can even give it a different name; then when > you want to see your old messages, you just drag and drop the folder into > Eudora Mail Folder. This looks like you have limited disk space. If not, just let your folders grow where they are. If the idea is to archive items from an e-list, such as a thread on one subject, I "Forward" a the first message, using no address, and Save as Draft. As additional items of the thread arrive, I open the draft item and copy/paste the new items into the bottom of the window. When the thread has run its time, I can put it into a subject folder, still in OE, or save it to the hard drive in SimpleText or AppleWorks (copy/paste). If the idea is to back up your mail items, I simply copy the entire Identities Folder to another volume. I have copied Identities Folders between computers and have no trouble opening the mail folders within with the OE on the guest computer. Good Luck: -- Al Poulin Anger, hate, and revenge are for the devil, forgiveness is for God, proactive self-defense is for the rest of us. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
