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I want to save copies of some of my Emails but there doesn't seem to
be anyway (inside OE) to save them to an external file. So I thought
I'd save them from Windows Explorer. I clicked on properties of one
of the messages, and it gave me "C\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\"MY
NAME"\LOCAL". But there is no such path when I go to docs & sets.

How can I copy an Email message to a location outside of OE? I am
running Win XP Pro SP2. I hope I phrased this properly.

TIA

"Pop Aye" <> wrote in message
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>I want to save copies of some of my Emails but there doesn't seem to
> be anyway (inside OE) to save them to an external file. So I thought
> I'd save them from Windows Explorer. I clicked on properties of one
> of the messages, and it gave me "C\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\"MY
> NAME"\LOCAL". But there is no such path when I go to docs & sets.
>
> How can I copy an Email message to a location outside of OE? I am
> running Win XP Pro SP2. I hope I phrased this properly.
>
Open the email. File `save as`. Save it where you want.

"Pop Aye" <> wrote in message
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>I want to save copies of some of my Emails but there doesn't seem to
> be anyway (inside OE) to save them to an external file. So I thought
> I'd save them from Windows Explorer. I clicked on properties of one
> of the messages, and it gave me "C\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\"MY
> NAME"\LOCAL". But there is no such path when I go to docs & sets.
>
> How can I copy an Email message to a location outside of OE? I am
> running Win XP Pro SP2. I hope I phrased this properly.


Tools -> Options -> Maintenance -> Store Folder

You might've had the correct path but you truncated it. There is no
"Local" subfolder but there is a "Local Settings" subfolder. I don't
know if OE puts its message store under that path since I long ago moved
it to another drive (so when I wipe and reinstall the OS partition then
I don't lose my data or have to restore it). That will point to where
are the .dbx files that you can copy elsewhere; however, you will be
saving all messages in those files. You say that you want to save
*some* messages, so why not use File -> Export to pick a particular
folder to save? Or use the File -> Save As menu to save just one
message at a time? You can even select one, or more, mails and then
drag them out of OE onto the desktop or into Explorer.

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"Pop Aye" <> wrote in message
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>I want to save copies of some of my Emails but there doesn't seem to
> be anyway (inside OE) to save them to an external file. So I thought
> I'd save them from Windows Explorer. I clicked on properties of one
> of the messages, and it gave me "C\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\"MY
> NAME"\LOCAL". But there is no such path when I go to docs & sets.
>
> How can I copy an Email message to a location outside of OE? I am
> running Win XP Pro SP2. I hope I phrased this properly.
>
> TIA

I usually keep a folder on the desktop named "outlook express" then it is
just a matter of highlighting one or more emails and dragging a copy of the
email into that folder.

Bob

Bob B wrote:

> [wrote stuff below the sig delimiter]

Bob. Please stop putting the sig delimiter at the top of your replies.

It goes down here at the bottom, like mine.

-- <--------------- here!
-bts
-Warning: I brake for lawn deer

"Pop Aye" <> wrote in message
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>I want to save copies of some of my Emails but there doesn't seem to
> be anyway (inside OE) to save them to an external file. So I thought
> I'd save them from Windows Explorer. I clicked on properties of one
> of the messages, and it gave me "C\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\"MY
> NAME"\LOCAL". But there is no such path when I go to docs & sets.
>
> How can I copy an Email message to a location outside of OE? I am
> running Win XP Pro SP2. I hope I phrased this properly.
>
> TIA

You are looking for the "Local Settings" folder which is hidden by default.
But locating the *.dbx files will not allow you to save individual emails.

"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <> wrote in message
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> Bob B wrote:
>
>> [wrote stuff below the sig delimiter]
>
> Bob. Please stop putting the sig delimiter at the top of your replies.
>
> It goes down here at the bottom, like mine.
>
> -- <--------------- here!
> -bts
> -Warning: I brake for lawn deer

I have checked my email and cant find any signature on it (I have been
deleting it before I send) or are you referring to the "--" and if so how
did you spot it ?

Bob

"Bob B" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <> wrote in message
> news:cglng.57638$...
>> Bob B wrote:
>>
>>> [wrote stuff below the sig delimiter]
>>
>> Bob. Please stop putting the sig delimiter at the top of your replies.
>>
>> It goes down here at the bottom, like mine.
>>
>> -- <--------------- here!
>> -bts
>> -Warning: I brake for lawn deer
>
> I have checked my email and cant find any signature on it (I have been
> deleting it before I send) or are you referring to the "--" and if so how
> did you spot it ?
>
> Bob

Even better!! I have just spotted and ticked the box that stops my sig being
entered whilst replying
>
>

Bob B wrote:

> "Bob B" <> wrote:
>> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <> wrote:
>>> Bob B wrote:
>>>
>>>> [wrote stuff below the sig delimiter]
>>>
>>> Bob. Please stop putting the sig delimiter at the top of your replies.
>>>
>>> It goes down here at the bottom, like mine.
>>> [untrimmed for example]
>>> -- <--------------- here!
>>> -bts
>>> -Warning: I brake for lawn deer
>>
>> I have checked my email and cant find any signature on it (I have
>> been deleting it before I send) or are you referring to the "--" and
>> if so how did you spot it ?

The dashdash was there in plain sight at the beginning of your post.

> Even better!! I have just spotted and ticked the box that stops my
> sig being entered whilst replying

You do not have to stop using a sig. What you need to do is tell your
newsreader to place the sig at the *bottom* of the reply, not at the
top. I don't know if that is possible with OE. You could add OE-Quotefix
which may help. Or you might consider a better newsreader.

Note that a proper sig delimiter is: "-- "
or: dash dash space return
on one line by itself, such as what follows this line below.

--
-bts
-Warning: I brake for lawn deer

"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <> wrote in message
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> Bob B wrote:
>
>> "Bob B" <> wrote:
>>> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <> wrote:
>>>> Bob B wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> [wrote stuff below the sig delimiter]
>>>>
>>>> Bob. Please stop putting the sig delimiter at the top of your replies.
>>>>
>>>> It goes down here at the bottom, like mine.
>>>> [untrimmed for example]
>>>> -- <--------------- here!
>>>> -bts
>>>> -Warning: I brake for lawn deer
>>>
>>> I have checked my email and cant find any signature on it (I have
>>> been deleting it before I send) or are you referring to the "--" and
>>> if so how did you spot it ?
>
> The dashdash was there in plain sight at the beginning of your post.
>
>> Even better!! I have just spotted and ticked the box that stops my
>> sig being entered whilst replying
>
> You do not have to stop using a sig. What you need to do is tell your
> newsreader to place the sig at the *bottom* of the reply, not at the
> top. I don't know if that is possible with OE. You could add OE-Quotefix
> which may help. Or you might consider a better newsreader.
>
> Note that a proper sig delimiter is: "-- "
> or: dash dash space return
> on one line by itself, such as what follows this line below.
>
> --
> -bts
> -Warning: I brake for lawn deer

I had never come across a "delimiter" before or even knew what it meant. I
have now looked it up and see what you mean. I didn't even realise I had
left the dash dash. Us uneducated can always learn !!