Doreen,

Outlook Express saves each mail folder in a .dbx file that is proprietary
to Microsoft.  As a consequence, one needs Microsoft technologies to
access the file.  Therefore, the most effective method of moving mail
folders from one machine to another is to copy the .dbx files on your
system to the other machine.  The web site "inside Outlook Express" by
Microsoft MVP tom Koch thoroughly describes this process.  You can find
it at:

http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe5/index.htm

there is a program that automates this process and makes it very easy to
accomplish.  it is designed for backing up one's e-mail folders, address
book, message rules, and Internet Explorer favorites.  It is called
Express Assist.  I found it simply by typing "outlook express backup" in
the search box at cnet.com.

One needs to use mouse keys more than one would like.  The only thing I
could not do was press the button to restore a folder once I had selected
it, which will take a sighted reader 10 seconds to do.  As I bought this
as a backup program, I hopefully would not need to use this feature, but
if I do it would be only rarely.  Even with this limitation, this program
is still more efficient and effective than the manual alternative for me.

Kelly


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