-> > Hopefully others may have a better solution.

-> The MS-Outlook files are apparently in a different format than the OE
-> ones, as OE will not open them in this manner.  I am wondering
-> if there is a way to import them into OE?

 Don't have Outlook so cannot speak of it. BUT Outlet Express does have
"Inport/Export" capabilities. But it takes a program I haven't
installed(Messenger??) so I have never made it work. 
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