----- Original Message -----
From: "Russell McMahon" <apptech@PARADISE.NET.NZ>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: [OT]: Storing PicList archives


> > I've been keeping my own Piclist archives for the last few years, and I
> > would like to transfer some from my hard drive to  a zip disk.  I've
tried
> > this before but ended up not being able to read the messages when I
> imported
> > them back onto the hard drive.  I'm using Outlook Express and it's
> > instructions are to compact the folder and then find the .dbx file and
> > transfer it.  Doesn't work for me - any help appreciated!
>
> You can find where your email is stored by searching for INBOX.DBX
> This is usually stored with an arcane path name in one of several places
> (e.g. \Windows\Application
> data\Identities\unbelievable_arcane_string_of_rubbish\Microosft\Outlook
> Express)
> YMMV.
>
> Finding this location allows you to copy the DBX files as desired.
>
> You can point where it looks for its mail using (in IE6)
>
>     Tools
>         Options
>             Maintenance
>                 Store Folder
>                     Change
>
> Be VERY careful doing this with the sole live copy of your email.
> It IS possible to repoint this to another location and bring it back again
> without losing data BUT it is also possible for you to have it replace
your
> good data with a default set of empty folders. Very annoying, at least. I
> can't remember what the question is that it asks you that you can answer
the
> wrong way but I suggest you find out AFTER having copied your files
> somewhere else.
>
> A safer system with IE6 is to create a new identity and point that at
> another mail store location. It may very well be possible to use a
> non-writeable medium (such as CDR) for this but I haven't tried. Zip drive
> would almost certainly work. What happens if you change Zip while pointing
> at a Zip email image I don't know :-)
>

dbx extract will extract messages from outlook

other options
extract the messages and save in another format
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
http://www.oehelp.com/Default.aspx
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/
http://www.xs4all.nl/~koch01/insideoe/resources/index.htm

have a search around on the above links

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