The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
SUMMARY
This article describes how to import mail messages from a Microsoft
Message File (MMF) into Outlook Express.
MORE INFORMATION
Outlook Express is not designed to read or import MMF files. Outlook
Express is designed as an Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) or Internet
Messaging Access Protocol (IMAP) client for Internet mail and news
servers. However, you may want to include mail messages from a Workgroup
Post Office (WGPO) or Microsoft Mail 3.x post office on your network. You
can import your MMF into Microsoft Exchange as a Personal Information
Store (PST) file. You can then import your messages into Outlook Express.
To do so, follow these steps:
- On the desktop, double-click Inbox.
- On the File menu, click Import.
- In the Specify File To Import box, type the path to the MMF you want
to import, and then click Open.
- In the Import Mail File dialog box, verify that the MMF is the one you
want to import, and then click OK.
The wizard leaves your original MMF intact, and copies the messages
into the current personal folder.
NOTE: The Microsoft Exchange client, unlike Microsoft Exchange Server,
does not support shared or replicated sets of folders to let large
groups of people share documents and messages. If you have previous
shared folders, they cannot be converted in the Microsoft Exchange
client. You lose the mail in these shared folders when you upgrade to
Windows 95 unless you import the shared folders to another MMF.
- On the desktop, double-click Outlook Express.
- On the File menu, point to Import, and then click Messages.
- In the "Select an email client to import from" box, click Microsoft
Exchange, and then click Next.
- In the Select Folders box, click Select All Folders, and then click
Finish. You can also click Selected Folders and select the folders you
want to import, and then click Finish.
NOTE: You cannot use this workaround to communicate between your post
office and Outlook Express. You can only import your messages once, unless
you want to use Microsoft Exchange as your mail client. If you do so, you
need to repeat steps 5-8 each time you want to add messages from your mail
client to Outlook Express.
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