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Outlook Express and Netscape. How to do things, sound like you know how to do things, or just say you know how to do things. Overview. How to move user’s local mail and Address Book: OE Multiple Identities: OE IMAP Synchronization: OE Configuration: OE Netscape: Kim Hirschenhofer.
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Outlook Express and Netscape How to do things, sound like you know how to do things, or just say you know how to do things
Overview • How to move user’s local mail and Address Book: OE • Multiple Identities: OE • IMAP Synchronization: OE • Configuration: OE • Netscape: Kim Hirschenhofer
Move Mail/Address Book: OE • Moving local mail and address book • Mail stored in .dbx format • Find location • Copy all folders • Open OE and Import • Address Book • You can export mail directly into Outlook, make a .pst file and then reverse the process • Or…
Moving local mail and address book Mail stored in .dbx format Find location Copy all folders Open OE and Import Address Book Outlook Express • right-click a local folder • Choose properties • Copy and paste the folder location into Start->Run (less the .dbx filename)
Moving local mail and address book Mail stored in .dbx format Find location Copy all folders Open OE and Import Address Book Outlook Express • You will need to copy all the folders, not just your personal folders. • OR… you can copy just personal folders AND the file folders.dbx • Store copy on backup media
Moving local mail and address book Mail stored in .dbx format Find location Copy all folders Open OE and Import Address Book Outlook Express • Open OE and start Import Wizard (File->Import->Messages) • Choose original version of mail content • Choose to import mail from a store directory • Select just the folders you want to import
Moving local mail and address book Mail stored in .dbx format Find location Copy all folders Open OE and Import Address Book Outlook Express • Find your Address Book for WinXP (Documents and Settings\<profile>\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book) or for Win98 (Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book – Windows\Profiles\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book) • Copy file to backup media
Moving local mail and address book Mail stored in .dbx format Find location Copy all folders Open OE and Import Address Book Outlook Express • Open OE, and choose File->Import->Address Book • Select the .wab file and import
Multiple Identities: OE • You can create multiple identities in OE • Each identity can be locked to a password • Identities = Profiles in Netscape
Multiple Identities: OE • After creating your first identity, you can: • Add more by going to File->Identities->Manage Identities • Configure options for each Identity by opening each one and choosing Tools->Options and Tools->Accounts
Multiple Identities: OE • In order to use Multiple Identities you must: • Choose exit and logoff to close identity. • Or go to File->Switch Identity • http://www.udel.edu/topics/e-mail/oex/oexwin/twoident.html
IMAP Synchronization: OE • You can sync folders in different ways. • You can highlight the mail server name for the Synchronize option • Right-click mail server name for option to reset list and view IMAP Folder list.
Other Notes: OE • You cannot auto-complete addresses as you could in Netscape • You can add UD’s LDAP service under Tools->Accounts. Then type in a part of the address and click Check. • Demo