save e mail messages to disc backup w/windows 98

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lyle s. - 23 Apr 2004 20:39 GMT

this seems possible but unsure how. thanks for advice.
lyle.

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pjp - 23 Apr 2004 21:55 GMT

Microsoft has purposefully and repeatedly omitted any reasonable means of
converting saved emails to any other but it's own undocumented format.
Probably the best thing you can do is save the "dbx" files they're saved as
and then choose another email client to use instead as it doesn't appear
they have any inclination to do other than attempt to keep you locked into
using their product only.

> this seems possible but unsure how. thanks for advice.
> lyle.

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Steve Baron - KB3MM - 29 Apr 2004 18:41 GMT

Whata do you get if you select an e-mail and click File | Save AS ?

> Microsoft has purposefully and repeatedly omitted any reasonable means of
> converting saved emails to any other but it's own undocumented format.
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> > this seems possible but unsure how. thanks for advice.
> > lyle.

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philo - 23 Apr 2004 22:23 GMT

> this seems possible but unsure how. thanks for advice.
> lyle.

open the message
then go to : file.... save as

once you save it...you can then burn it to cd

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AlmostBob - 25 Apr 2004 13:09 GMT

look for a software program DBXtract, reads OE .dbx files and extracts data,
even when the .dbx is corrupt

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| this seems possible but unsure how. thanks for advice.
| lyle.

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Ron Badour - 25 Apr 2004 20:02 GMT

Might be hard to find--look here: http://www.oehelp.com/Default.aspx

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> look for a software program DBXtract, reads OE .dbx files and extracts data,
> even when the .dbx is corrupt
>
> | this seems possible but unsure how. thanks for advice.
> | lyle.

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