From: "Gary Britt" 

Answered above.  I like to use store directory that way I get to physically
see the files to be imported and their directory, so I am positive I've got
what I want.

Gary

"Randall Parker"
 wrote in
message news:40fc0a16{at}w3.nls.net...
> Since I'm importing from another machine am I importing From Identity? Or
From Store
> root directory?
>
> The old NT machine that I want to import from has the OE files in the
Administrator
> account. But the XP Home machine is logged on as Owner.
>
> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
>
>
> How do I import OE5 and OE6 mail folders?
>
>   First make sure the *.dbx files you wish to import are not stored in the
current OE
> store root folder. Also check that the *.dbx files are not marked as
read-only. In
> OE, click File| Import| Messages, select OE5 from the list, then choose
either From
> Identity (for importing from another Identity on the same machine) or From
Store root
> directory. You will then have the option to import all mail folders or
only those you
> select. (see also Backup and Restore)
>
> OE6 and WindowsXP Note: you will only see OE4 and OE6 in the list of
programs from
> which to import, and so it might seem that you cannot import from OE5.
However both
> OE5 and OE6 use exactly the same file structure.  To import from OE5,
simply select
> OE6 on the list, then select "Import mail from an OE6 store directory"
(not
> "Identity"). Then Browse to the folder that contains the OE5
*.dbx files.
>
> If your backup files did not include "Folders.dbx", this method of
importing will not
> work as OE will not "see" the *.dbx files without Folders.dbx. To work
around this,
> click File| Identities| Add New Identity. Switch to the new Identity when
prompted,
> but cancel the new account wizard that starts automatically. Click Tools|
Options|
> Maintenance| Store Folder to determine the location of this Identity's
store. Close
> OE and open the store folder in Windows Explorer. Copy your old *.dbx
files into this
> store folder, then delete the file "Folders.dbx". Open OE and it will
create a new
> Folders.dbx that includes the old *.dbx files. Click File| Switch
Identities and
> return to your original Identity. Click File| Import| Messages| OE5 (or
OE6)|
> Identity and select the new Identity. After the import is complete, you
can delete
> the new Identity, and then manually delete its store folder.
>
> Randall Parker wrote:
>
> > I finally got a connection between XP Home and NT established. How can I
> > transfer all the OE v5 email address book and old email stuff over to
> > the new machine?
> >
> > Keep in mind the machine is a few thousand miles away from me.
> >

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