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On 23/03/2012 11:31 am, Fredd Wright wrote:
> Thanks to the guys who helped me out with my conversion to Outlook 2003. I
> was able to get everything over EXCEPT something i didn't think to ask
> about. It seems that Outlook doesn't handle newsgroups. I had to go back
> to my old PC and Outlook Express to post this. Can someone direct me to a
> decent (hopefully free) simple software that will allow me to read
> newsgroups. I tried a search but the programs i see are for downloading
> binaries. I'm just looking to be able to browse usenet.
>
> Also, about a year ago, my sent folder in OE hit the 2GB limit and it
> stopped working. I created a new .dbx file. I was able to use a third
> party software to extract most of the old sent emails in .eml format. Now
> that i am using Outlook 2003 with a Unicode PST that is not subject to the
> 2GB limit, is there any way to put the old sent emails into my sent folder
> in Outlook?
>
> Fredd
>
>
Yep. Just drag'n'drop them.

Not many people seem to know about this - you can drag and drop .eml
files in and out of Outlook, Outlook Express, and Thunderbird. And
they're just the ones I know about. It's how I back up all my emails - a
..eml file will open in your email client from Explorer by default.

On 23/03/2012 7:49 pm, Fredd Wright wrote:
> So easy! Thanks!
>
>
YW, glad I could help.

But Outlook Express newsgroup folders are " .dbx" files, right ?

I have no .eml files in my OE6 'Data Store' Folder - just dbx files - one
for each group.

"Tony Luxton" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On 23/03/2012 11:31 am, Fredd Wright wrote:
>> Thanks to the guys who helped me out with my conversion to Outlook 2003.
>> I
>> was able to get everything over EXCEPT something i didn't think to ask
>> about. It seems that Outlook doesn't handle newsgroups. I had to go
>> back
>> to my old PC and Outlook Express to post this. Can someone direct me to
>> a
>> decent (hopefully free) simple software that will allow me to read
>> newsgroups. I tried a search but the programs i see are for downloading
>> binaries. I'm just looking to be able to browse usenet.
>>
>> Also, about a year ago, my sent folder in OE hit the 2GB limit and it
>> stopped working. I created a new .dbx file. I was able to use a third
>> party software to extract most of the old sent emails in .eml format.
>> Now
>> that i am using Outlook 2003 with a Unicode PST that is not subject to
>> the
>> 2GB limit, is there any way to put the old sent emails into my sent
>> folder
>> in Outlook?
>>
>> Fredd
>>
>>
> Yep. Just drag'n'drop them.
>
> Not many people seem to know about this - you can drag and drop .eml files
> in and out of Outlook, Outlook Express, and Thunderbird. And they're just
> the ones I know about. It's how I back up all my emails - a .eml file will
> open in your email client from Explorer by default.

On 31/03/2012 5:37 pm, - Bobb - wrote:
> But Outlook Express newsgroup folders are " .dbx" files, right ?
>
> I have no .eml files in my OE6 'Data Store' Folder - just dbx files - one
> for each group.
>
> "Tony Luxton"<> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On 23/03/2012 11:31 am, Fredd Wright wrote:
>>> Thanks to the guys who helped me out with my conversion to Outlook 2003.
>>> I
>>> was able to get everything over EXCEPT something i didn't think to ask
>>> about. It seems that Outlook doesn't handle newsgroups. I had to go
>>> back
>>> to my old PC and Outlook Express to post this. Can someone direct me to
>>> a
>>> decent (hopefully free) simple software that will allow me to read
>>> newsgroups. I tried a search but the programs i see are for downloading
>>> binaries. I'm just looking to be able to browse usenet.
>>>
>>> Also, about a year ago, my sent folder in OE hit the 2GB limit and it
>>> stopped working. I created a new .dbx file. I was able to use a third
>>> party software to extract most of the old sent emails in .eml format.
>>> Now
>>> that i am using Outlook 2003 with a Unicode PST that is not subject to
>>> the
>>> 2GB limit, is there any way to put the old sent emails into my sent
>>> folder
>>> in Outlook?
>>>
>>> Fredd
>>>
>>>
>> Yep. Just drag'n'drop them.
>>
>> Not many people seem to know about this - you can drag and drop .eml files
>> in and out of Outlook, Outlook Express, and Thunderbird. And they're just
>> the ones I know about. It's how I back up all my emails - a .eml file will
>> open in your email client from Explorer by default.
>
>
No, open OE and drag an email (from the interface of OE) to (say) your
desktop. Or any other folder. It will be copied to that location as a
..eml file. Don't forget that you can drag and drop multiple emails if
you select them first - for example, <control+A> will select them all.

"Tony Luxton" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On 31/03/2012 5:37 pm, - Bobb - wrote:
>> But Outlook Express newsgroup folders are " .dbx" files, right ?
>>
>> I have no .eml files in my OE6 'Data Store' Folder - just dbx files - one
>> for each group.
>>
>> "Tony Luxton"<> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> On 23/03/2012 11:31 am, Fredd Wright wrote:
>>>> Thanks to the guys who helped me out with my conversion to Outlook
>>>> 2003.
>>>> I
>>>> was able to get everything over EXCEPT something i didn't think to ask
>>>> about. It seems that Outlook doesn't handle newsgroups. I had to go
>>>> back
>>>> to my old PC and Outlook Express to post this. Can someone direct me
>>>> to
>>>> a
>>>> decent (hopefully free) simple software that will allow me to read
>>>> newsgroups. I tried a search but the programs i see are for
>>>> downloading
>>>> binaries. I'm just looking to be able to browse usenet.
>>>>
>>>> Also, about a year ago, my sent folder in OE hit the 2GB limit and it
>>>> stopped working. I created a new .dbx file. I was able to use a third
>>>> party software to extract most of the old sent emails in .eml format.
>>>> Now
>>>> that i am using Outlook 2003 with a Unicode PST that is not subject to
>>>> the
>>>> 2GB limit, is there any way to put the old sent emails into my sent
>>>> folder
>>>> in Outlook?
>>>>
>>>> Fredd
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yep. Just drag'n'drop them.
>>>
>>> Not many people seem to know about this - you can drag and drop .eml
>>> files
>>> in and out of Outlook, Outlook Express, and Thunderbird. And they're
>>> just
>>> the ones I know about. It's how I back up all my emails - a .eml file
>>> will
>>> open in your email client from Explorer by default.
>>
>>
> No, open OE and drag an email (from the interface of OE) to (say) your
> desktop. Or any other folder. It will be copied to that location as a .eml
> file. Don't forget that you can drag and drop multiple emails if you
> select them first - for example, <control+A> will select them all.

So if I drag from OE to Outlook they end up in the pst file whne I exit ? As
a copy ? or lose the original from dbx file ?
I'll have to play around with that.
Thanks for the info

> So if I drag from OE to Outlook they end up in the pst file whne I exit ? As
> a copy ? or lose the original from dbx file ?
I don't know - I just tried it between OE and Thunderbird and it didn't
seem to work.
> I'll have to play around with that.
Post back with what you find, I'd be interested to know.
> Thanks for the info
>
>
YW